QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-181
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 WPT-06
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
10-22-2010
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Mini-flower
Owner's name for quilt:
paper piecing minis
How wide is the quilt?
6"
How long is the quilt?
6"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Fuchsia; Gold; Green; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Date; Message; Signature
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
12-16-2008
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe where the inscription was found:
2 side lines
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
11-2008
When was the quilt finished?
12-16-2010
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
Subject of the quilt:
paper piecing
Size of quilt blocks:
2" x 2"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by horizontal strips
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
1"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Bias from front cloth
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Handwoven
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Batiks (for contemporary quilts)
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?
Fuchsia; Green; Turquoise or Teal
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Width of pieces on the back:
5 7/8"
Describe the back:
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?
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:
5
Width between quilting lines:
1/4"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Nattress, Susan P
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?
Made by owner
Why was the quilt made?
Art or personal expression
The quilt was made to be used for:
Other
Quilt is presently used as:
Artwork/wall hanging
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Provided in a class
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Public domain
Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:
class instructor
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Nattrass, Susan P
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 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
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
regtired 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:
Jseph C. Palmieri
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Hamden Ct
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Ital. American
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Gertrude I Cowen
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
West Warwick 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; Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 30-39
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Gifts
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Pleasure
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
West Pasco Quilt Guild
Where does/did the group meet?
Hudson Fl
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Details
Cite this Quilt
Nattress, Susan . Mini-flower. 12-16-2010. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-181. Accessed: 03/28/24