QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-239

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-142

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:

Sundown on the Swampland

How wide is the quilt?

41"

How long is the quilt?

43"

Shape of edge:

Other

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sundown on the Swampland-by mary E. Rich 9637 Noble Court, New Port Richey, FL

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2003

When was the quilt finished?

2006

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Subject of the quilt:

frogs

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Novelty; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fusible Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

stuffed stems with yarn

Embellishments used:

Metallic thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Back art/design on quilt back

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

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:

West Pasco Quilt Show 2006 West Pasco Art Show- Pasco Community College Feather Princess Show 2010

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:

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 marriage date(s):

04-20-1983

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 Yorki

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French/English

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' name(s):

Klaus W. (Reich) Rich; C. Ernest Vlk

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

German/Czech

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

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49; After raising children

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Fundraising; Gifts; Pleasure

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

West Pasco Quilt Guild/Feather Princesses, Inc

Where does/did the group meet?

Port Richey/Tampa, FL

What are the main activities of the group?

charity, education, 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, crayon creating, stencilling, thread painting