QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-164

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; West Pasco Quilt Guild

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAWP05

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Wife

When was the form filled out?

10-22-2010

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

Made entire quilt

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

Designed quilt motif

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

You say its your birthday (Beatles White Album)

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

70"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Place; Single

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

09-02-2008

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower left

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

08-2008

When was the quilt finished?

11-2008

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

12

Sashing width:

2"

Number of borders:

2-1.2" 2.4"

Describe the borders:

print & solid matching the blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Print

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33", 35 1/2"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Straight grain

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

less than a half 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:

poly-cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

Quilt top made by:

Nattrass, Susan P

Quilted by:

Blade, Sylvia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hudson

Where the quilt was made, county:

West Pasco

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

His birthday gift

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

59th birthday

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use; Decorative throw; Keepsake/memento; Lap robe/shawl

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Traditional pattern variation

Describe the source of the pattern:

WPQG block of month 2008

Contests entered:

West Pasco Quilt Guild 2010 Show - "First Quilt ever shown"

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ron Nattrass

Quilt owner's city:

Hudson

Quilt owner's county:

West Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Palmieri

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-30-1950

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

New Haven

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Italian American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

HS; some college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired secretary

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

West Pasco

Quiltmaker's city:

Hudson

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Joseph C Palmieri

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Hamden Ct

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Italian American

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gertrude I Cowen

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

West Warwrick RI

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish-Eng-German

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

Eng-Swedish

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

Retired Fire Chief

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

West Pasco Quilting Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Hudson Florida

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

pieced quilts, some applique

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