QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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-99

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 quilt blocks or part of quilt top; Participated in group quilting

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

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Briar Rose

How wide is the quilt?

93"

How long is the quilt?

96 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Pink; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1976-1999

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

19 1/4"; 39 3/4"; 36 1/4"

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Name of the group that made the quilt:

na - 3 generations of family members

Quilt top made by:

Shipman, Lynnita W.

Quilted by:

Shipman, Lynnita W; Smith, Brenda W.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

White, Wyleen H.; Shipman, Leora A.

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

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

started in Tampa, Fl

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use; Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

embroidery thread

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Describe the source of the pattern:

Briar Rose

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Hershnerrs

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

Commercial pattern; Kit

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

Briar Rose

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

Briar Rose

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

Kit was purchased at Poston's sale

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilter's Workshop of Tampa Bay Quilt Show

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lynnita W. 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 maiden name:

White

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-12-1943

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Birmingham

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

08-10-1979

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scot Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 years college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Jack Mormon

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

all family members

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired accounting clerk

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:

Frederick Franklin White

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Cleveland, GA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish, English, Dutch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

SArai Wyleen Harris

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Sylacauga, AL

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Scot Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Gilbert Glen Shipman

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

German Irish

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

Long Haul Truck Driver - retired

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1 (his by former marriage)

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From TV show; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Therapy

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

Family members - White and Shipman

Where does/did the group meet?

Florida

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

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

loves to creae triple Irish Chain - cotton fabric

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

favorite expression - Keep smiling - oh crap favorite song - Climb Every Mountain favorite acronyms: SNAFGU & RTHOM

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Persian Gulf Vet Pre domitly made by Lynnita W. Shipman Mother - Sarai Wyleen Harris White - did vine work Step-daughter - embroidered 4 leaves Leora Anne Shipman Sisters - Lynnita W. Shipman and Brenda W. Smith - hand quilting Took 10 years to embroidery - 2 weeks to hand quilt