QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-487
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association
Who documented this quilt?
Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society
Florida Quilt Project Number:
SSQAGHS0124
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
03-25-2011
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
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Ping
Owner's name for quilt:
Ping
How wide is the quilt?
59 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
71 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Date
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
2010
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Printed in the fabric
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
2007
When was the quilt finished?
2010
Family/owner's date for quilt:
2010
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
10 inches
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
Straight + pieced
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Handwoven
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
English template Piecing; Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
24 1/2 inches + 35 inches
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?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one 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?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton flower
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Brown
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
4
Width between quilting lines:
1 1/2 inch
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Quilt top made by:
Pat Arends
Quilted by:
Pat Arends
Where the quilt was made, city:
DeBary
Where the quilt was made, county:
Volusia
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?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Other
Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?
Block of the Month
Quilt is presently used as:
Decorative throw
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Daiwabo Taupe Fabric
Describe the source of the pattern:
Block of the Month Maria Tamaoka (2006)
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Pinwheels Quilt Shop, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Lake County Quilt Show 2011
Contests entered:
Lake County Quilters Guild Show 2011
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Patricia A. Arends
Quilt owner's city:
DeBary
Quilt owner's county:
Volusia
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Deady
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
03-15-1942
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Chicago
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Illinois
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's county:
Volusia
Quiltmaker's city:
DeBary
Quiltmaker's state:
Florida (FL)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Eugene F. Deady
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Chicago, IL
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Irish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Betty Jane Anderson
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Gary, IN
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Swedish/German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Dutch/German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Retired Sales Excutive
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
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?
Lake County Quilters Guild
Where does/did the group meet?
Mt.Dora, FL
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
only informally
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Traditional Patterns
Who photographed this quilt?
Mary Jo Martin
Access and copyright information:
Open/Public Domain
Details
Cite this Quilt
Pat Arend. Ping. 2010. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-487. Accessed: 03/29/24