QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-158

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA WP-98

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-12-2011

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top; Participated in design of the quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Quilt of Valor

Owner's name for quilt:

Sidelines

How wide is the quilt?

60.5"

How long is the quilt?

54.75"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

My First Quilt Valor Pattern sidelines I made this quilt just prior to my cancer surgery, and thinking It just might be my last quilt. I decided to keep it for my wife Lyn, a Persian Gulf Veteran. Pieced by Gil Shipman Quilted by Nancy Blunk www.marymeanders.com

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2010

When was the quilt finished?

2010

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Patriotic

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

13.75" x 13 5/8" and 13.75" x 25.5" and 13.5" x 19.5" and 25.5" x 19.5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Novelty; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

54 5/8"

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue varigated

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

stars and motifs

Quilt top made by:

Shipman, Gilbert G.

Quilted by:

Blunk, Nancy www.merrymeanders.com

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lutz

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hillsborough

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

First quilt of valor

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative; Personal enjoyment; Therapy

The quilt was made to be used for:

Lap robe/shawl

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Describe the source of the pattern:

sidelines

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Commercial pattern

What is the commercial name of the quilting design used for this quilt?

sidelines

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt of valor

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Cypress Creek Quilters Guild show - "As Our Garden Grows" Nov 6, 2010

Contests entered:

Judged

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Daughter - Leora Anne Shipman Grandsoons - Jacob Allen Vann - Caleb Michael Brandon

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Gilbert G. Shipman

Quilt owner's city:

Lutz

Quilt owner's county:

Hillsborough

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-09-1947

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Ashtabula

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German, Irish, Welsh

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School Graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired - Long distance truck drive - 38 years

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Hillsborough

Quiltmaker's city:

Lutz

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Charles William Shipman

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German, irish, Welsh

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dorothy Lane

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Scot-Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Retired accounting clerk

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Relative; From TV show

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Therapy

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

sampler quilts - revised, medium and dark colors - cotton

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

loves embroidery - machine

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

learned to quilt while recuperating from illness