QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-723

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQASSQG00134

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

When was the form filled out?

02-05-2011

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Brown Butterful

How wide is the quilt?

86 in

How long is the quilt?

104 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

17 in x 17 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Describe the borders:

Outside solid tan 10.5 in; inside border 6.5 in

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

42.25 in; 42.25 in

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Prairie Points

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

Off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Swags, butterflies, scallops

Name of the group that made the quilt:

St. Johns Church, Smithon, Illinois

Quilt top made by:

St. Johns Church; Viviano, Bonnie

Quilted by:

St. Johns Church

Where the quilt was made, city:

Smithon

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Clair

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Dec. 2003, present

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

Bonnie Viviano finished many quilts & embroidery

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Kit, embroidery

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Describe the source of the pattern:

Pieced by St. Johns

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

Kit; Other

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

Embroidery only

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

None

Contests entered:

None

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Peluso, Beverly

Quilt owner's city:

Vero Beach

Quilt owner's county:

Indian River

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cates

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female; Group

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-08-1925

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Texas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-16-2011

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

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

Embroidery

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Florist - gift store

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cates, Ben

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Texas

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish, English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cates, Pearl

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Texas

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English, Irish

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

Viviano, Sam

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Italian

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

Florist

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From guild or club member

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Church

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

St. Johns Church

Where does/did the group meet?

Smithon, Illinois

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

My mom - good seamstress - raised 7 children

Who photographed this quilt?

Richard Kniesly