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QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-506

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 WPT-13

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10-22-2010

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:

The Grandma Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

433C

How wide is the quilt?

67"

How long is the quilt?

82 1.2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names; Place; Other

Any other notes on inscriptions:

photo

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

12-2009

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated; Ink; Printed in the fabric

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

rt hand corner

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

c.2005

When was the quilt finished?

c.2009

Family/owner's date for quilt:

12-2009

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Flannel; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Checked; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Paisley; Plaid; Premium type; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Photography/ photo transfer

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gray

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

26 1/2", 40"

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

grey

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Quilt top made by:

Norfleet, Mary Ann

Quilted by:

Norfleet, Mary Ann

Where the quilt was made, city:

Aripeka

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:

Thought she would never use all of her fabric stash and wanted to hand sew like her grandmother so created this quilt using a piece of every fabricf Mary Ann owns and used the hand sewing technique that her grandmother used.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Challenge or Contest entry; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion; Decorative throw; Keepsake/memento

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Grandmothers picture in the fabric over several sheets of fabric. Used photoshop to add photo

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

used a piece of every material she owne to create this quilt

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt

Describe the source of the pattern:

later found the quilt pattern in a book after the quilt was finishe. book written by Barbara Brackman

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

Another quilt

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Displayed in 2/2010 WPQS Quilt Show

Contests entered:

WPQG Show Feb 2010

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Ann Norfleet

Quilt owner's city:

Aripeka

Quilt owner's county:

Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Veasey

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-07-1943

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Fort Pierce

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Florida

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's educational background:

worked toward a masters degree in social work

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Owned a General store in Aripeka was a school teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Pasco

Quiltmaker's city:

Aripeka

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

W. B. Veasey

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bahama, NC

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English since the revolution

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mary Lightsey

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Okeechobee, FL

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

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

Store owner/general store Aripeka

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Charity

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

West Pasco Quilters Guild & Aripeka Crafty ladies

Where does/did the group meet?

Hudson & Aripeka Florida

What are the main activities of the group?

biannual quilt show classes, small groups & social comrodery charity involvement

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:

Interested in art quilt, cotton material

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Learned from grandmother and encouraged by mother to quilt.

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Grandmother enjoyed the "Baptist fan" pattern

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Cite this Quilt

Norfleet, Mary An. The Grandma Quilt. c.2009. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-506. Accessed: 03/29/24