QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Story about this quilt:

Through a series of 'Digital Stitch' embroidery circles, participants engaged with a variety of digital data to contemplate, reflect, share, materialise, touch, smell, and experience it in new ways. Held in various settings such as community centres, research labs, educational environments, and online platforms, these circles have facilitated the creation of samples contributing to the collective artworks that form the ‘Data Quilt’ series (Figure 1), of which this Data Quilt #1 is a part of. These workshops covered topics such as digital waste, the essence of computing, the conceptualisation of data as a material, the historical significance of women's work, repair as a starting point, methods of slow design research, embodied design practices, the intersection of data and stitching, and the concept of convivial tools, (Illich, 1973).

We address these themes through three approaches:
• Embodiment- to explore the topic real time through stitch as an act of embodying
• Reflection- finding existing data to reflect upon, react to and talk about together using stitch as an output
• Electronic abstraction- seeing textile itself as a means of data/energy storage. For this specific quilt, workshops were held at Waag, Amsterdam and Modestraat, Amsterdam and fall under the 'Reflective' theme.

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This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Data Quilt #1

Quilt's title:

Data Quilt #1

Keywords or Subject:

Data, feminism, slow, reflection, design, research, handmade

How wide is the quilt?

123cm

How long is the quilt?

148cm

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Two color

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Khaki

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

7 blocks across and 9 blocks down

Size of quilt blocks:

15cm x 15cm

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Around the perimeter of the quilt

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc.); Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How thick is the quilt?

Medium

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Multi

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Materials used to make the quilt back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Description of the back:

khaki

Type of inscription:

Multiple names; Date; Message

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Embroidery

Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Notes on inscriptions:

Participants of workshop recorded datasets on their patches, later a description and names were written on labels attached

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Completely hand made and constructed- some imperfections!

When was the quilt started?

01/12/22

When was the quilt finished?

04/08/23

Time period:

2000-2025

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

Details about why the quilt was made:

Research output

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Other collection

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Research tool

Where the quilt was made, city:

Amsterdam

Where the quilt was made, country:

Netherlands

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Quilt top made by:

Nelson, Pamela

Quilted by:

Nelson, Pamela

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Participants at Waag; Participants at Modestraat

Quilt owner's name:

Nelson, Pamela

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker; Author/researcher

How did you acquire this quilt?

Made by owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Amsterdam

Owner's inventory number:

001

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

pamelaannenelson1992@gmail.com

Date data was collected:

2024-07-02

Who photographed this quilt?

Katy Barnard

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Documentation Project:

Public Submission