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:
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
Details
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