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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