QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-235
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-140
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
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:
Whitey the Egret
How wide is the quilt?
24"
How long is the quilt?
33"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Rust
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Date; Message; Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Whitey the Egret made by Mary E. Rich New Port richey, Fl 1996 Retreat class completed Jan 2002 24 x 32 1/2
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
01-2002
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
1996
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
Subject of the quilt:
Egret (bird)
Number of quilt blocks:
none
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Print; Solid/plain
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Fusible Applique; Hand Applique; Machine Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
glass eye
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Embellishments used:
Other attachments
Describe embellishment materials or techniques:
glass eye
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Rust
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
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; Home cut; Machine sewn
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:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
rust
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
mach
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
mach
Width between quilting lines:
1 1/2" 6"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Rich, Mary E.
Quilted by:
Rich, Mary E.
Where the quilt was made, city:
New Port Richey
Where the quilt was made, county:
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; Home decoration; Personal enjoyment
Quilt is presently used as:
Exhibit; Room decoration
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Tarpon Springs Cultural Center 2004 West Pasco Quilter's Guild 2004 Word of Life ministries 2011
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
computer, e-q programs, magazines
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
photo
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Mary E. Rich
Quilt owner's city:
New Port Richey
Quilt owner's county:
Pasco
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
May Emma Blake
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
07-01-1936
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
New London
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English/French
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baha'i
Quiltmaker's occupation:
retired judicial
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Pasco
Quiltmaker's city:
New Port Richey
Quiltmaker's state:
Florida (FL)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
William J. Blake
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
N.Y., New York
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English/French
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Marion R. Marshall
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Breton woods, NH
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
German/Czechoslovakia
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
insurance/building construction
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Class; From guild or club member; From TV show; Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 40-49; After raising children
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Fundraising; Gifts; Pleasure
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
satisfactin
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
West Pasco Quilter's Guild/Feather Princesses, Inc
Where does/did the group meet?
Port Richey, Florida/Tampa, Florida
What are the main activities of the group?
education, charity, quiltshows
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
piecing, thread painting, stencilling, applique, crayon creating
Cite this Quilt
Rich, Mary E. Whitey the Egret. 2000-2025. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-235. Accessed: 03/29/24