QUILT INDEX RECORD
30-26-908
Date data collected:
03-28-2009
Documentation Location:
Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042
In which county does this quilt currently reside?
Beaver
Owner's Name:
Suffoletta, Sally
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Who documented this quilt?
Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation
Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:
WP.BVR.0025
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Gadabout
How wide is the quilt?
87.75
How long is the quilt?
107
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
2006
When was the quilt finished?
2006
Family/owner's date for quilt:
2004-2006
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
111 full blocks, 24 1/2 blocks.
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
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:
Inner border blue on blue, outer border, floral print.
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:
Floral
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
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Print
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Other
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?
Machine quilting
Person filling out this form is:
Author/researcher; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quiltmaker; Quilt owner
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt top
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Quilt top made by:
Suffoletta, Sally
Quilted by:
Robinson, Bona
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Silipigni, Ann
Where the quilt was made, city:
East Rochester
Where the quilt was made, county:
Beaver
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
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:
This was the second quilt made by Sally Suffoletta. The binding was slip stitched by her mother, Ann Silipigni.
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Book
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
"Gadabout", Still Stripping by Eleanor Burns
Quilt owner's city:
East Rochester
Quilt owner's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's county:
Beaver
Quiltmaker's city:
East Rochester
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Suffoletta, Salvin
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Midland, PA
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Silipigni, Ann Hodnick Suffoletta
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Beaver Valley Piecemakers
Where does/did the group meet?
First Presbyterian Church, Beaver, Beaver County, PA
Cite this Quilt
Suffoletta, Sall. Gadabout. 2006. From Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=30-26-908. Accessed: 04/26/24