QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilter's Hall of Fame

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

TUC160034

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

04-09-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Truro Mosaic II

3. Quilt Width:

88 inches

3. Quilt Length:

88 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Blue

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Claret or Wine

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

navy, yellow, green, brown, rust

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

13. Inscription:

Date; Message; Single

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

1999-2000 Jean Biddick Truro Mosaic II Berkeley Heights, NJ

13.2. Date of inscription:

19990-2000

13.3. Method of inscription:

Ink

13.4. Location of inscription:

on back

Other location of inscription:

back lower right. hand written

14. Date of Quilt:

2000-2025

Date quilt begun:

c. 1999

Date quilt completed:

c.2000

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 2000

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

16. Subject of the quilt:

Cosmati (Mosaic Tile)

17. Layout format:

Other

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Cosmati - in Cornwall England

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Mosaid

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

Truro Mosaic

18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):

Jean Biddick Book (Mosaic Quilts)

18.4. Block style (shape):

Diamonds; Squares; Triangles

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

One border on all sides, plain, fabric same as quilt

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Hand-dyed

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Home cut; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton or polyester blend

Other batting:

Hobbs 80/20

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Biddick, Jean

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Pearl Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Varigated, hand-dyed

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

8

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

9

Distance between quilting lines:

varies

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline

Other quilting designs used:

Quilting overall pattern: marble veining. Quilting pattern designed to mimic cracks in original inspiration - mosaid church floor

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Cream; Gray

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

23x88, 41.25x88, 22.875x88 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Quilt featured in American Quilter Magazine 2001 Vol. XVII#3. Quilt featured in Quilters Newsletter Magazine J/A 2005 #374. Quilt has sleeve.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Jean Biddick

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

3. Quilt maker's name:

Biddick, Jean

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

09-26-1949

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Essay:

Jean started her first quilt, still unfinished, at the age of 13. A dozen years later she became more serious about her quiltmaking and was introduced to machine piecing. Her piecing skills improved as she moved from traditional patterns to the more complicated tile floor patterns she is working with today. She began teaching machine piecing classes in 1984 and thoroughly enjoys giving students the technical skills they need to turn their vision into quilts. I knew in first grade that I wanted to be a teacher. By ninth grade I knew the subject I would teach would be math. Though sewing was something that I had always done, quiltmaker was not on my list of goals. I became a junior high school math teacher. Though not on my original list, quiltmaking grew slowly and steadily to a place of increasing importance in my life. I have always loved jigsaw puzzles and the fitting together of small bits of fabric seems to be an extension of that love. Combining my love of piecing and my love of teaching was a natural progression. I enjoy helping students build a solid foundation in machine piecing. Though not every quilt requires precision piecing, a quilter who hasn't learned the basics of piecing has fewer options for any given project. Once they possess the skills to do precision piecing, a quilter has the choice to use them, or branch out from them. I began writing this because I was asked for an Artist's Statement. But I see myself as a teacher and a quiltmaker, not an artist. That may be a title I eventually embrace, but for now I am quite happy being a quiltmaker and sharing my enthusiasm and skills with as many quilters as possible.

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