QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-244

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-147

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:

Home Sweet Home

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Home Sweet Home" by Mary E. Rich NPR Fl 727-376-4371 2005 My 1st hand quilted completed in 2006

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2005

When was the quilt finished?

2006

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

applique hearts

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

6 1/8' X 7 3/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

corner stones, printed heart

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fusible Applique; Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

21 1/2"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand 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 or polyester blend

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:

beige

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

7/8"

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

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

owner personal design

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

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

self

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Tarpon Springs Cultural Center 2006 Wd of Life Ministries 2010 Show

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:

mary 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 marriage date(s):

04-20-1983

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French/English

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:

New York,NY

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' name(s):

Klaus W. Rich; C. Ernest Vlk

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

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 Quilter's Guild/Feather Princesses, Inc

Where does/did the group meet?

Port Richey/Tampa, Fl

What are the main activities of the group?

education, charity, quilt shows

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, crayon creating, applique