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