QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-282

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 LCQA-05

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10-21-2011

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt; Made entire quilt top; Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top; Participated in group quilting; Quilted or tied the top

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 quilt motif

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Fishy Fishy in a Brook

How wide is the quilt?

28"

How long is the quilt?

31"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Red; Rust; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2000

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

2000

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

Fish

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

3 + 3

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

tesselation

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Triangles

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1" plaid & 2 34" green

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:

Hand-dyed; Plaid

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

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

eyeballs

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

blue and white bubbles

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

back of binding hand stitched

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

tri color

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Meander/free motion

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

waves

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Picasso's Piecers

Quilt top made by:

Robie, Judith

Quilted by:

Robie, Judith

Where the quilt was made, city:

Leesburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lake

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; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Commercial pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Judith Robie

Quilt owner's city:

Leesburg

Quilt owner's county:

Lake

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-11-1938

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Toledo

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

Small Art Quilt Group

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired RN

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Lake

Quiltmaker's city:

Leesburg

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Frank Borowiak

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Toledo, OH

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Helen (Michalski) Borowiak

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Toledo, OH

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Gerald Daniel Robie

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Electronics Eng. Plant Manager

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Friend; From guild or club member

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over; After retiring

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

Quilting Sisters/Picasso Piecers

Where does/did the group meet?

Lake County, FL

What are the main activities of the group?

Annal Luncheon/Annual retreat

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

using own imagination to provide desired result

Who photographed this quilt?

Gail Janke