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12-8-1581

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0156

Quilt's title:

Lake Wannabe

Quilt top made by:

Mazza, Ingeborg

Quilted by:

Mazza, Ingeborg

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mio

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oscoda

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1993

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Mio

Quiltmaker's county:

Oscoda

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Geisinger

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2/1/1926

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 1/2 years teacher college, Karlsruhe, Germany

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

seamstress and fitter for ready to wear (J.L. Hudson)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Geisinger, Friedrich

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kercher, Barbara

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

sales and builder (business)

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

MQN

What are the main activities of the group?

Meetings, small groups to further the members skill to higher levels and sharing of knowledge

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

52"

How long is the quilt?

44 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Inge Mazza

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1993

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on border

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Chiffon

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

3-D loose vegetation

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Cording

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Stuffed work

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

National Quilters Association Show, Grand Rapids, MI, 6/20-23/1996

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Inge Mazza

Quilt owner's city:

Mio

Quilt owner's county:

Oscoda

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

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

My husband is a wanna be fisherman -all the gadgets, all the toys - no fish. When he was taken ill with cancer I wanted to perk him up to show him where the fish were. P.S. he now fishes with our grandsons, baits their hooks and they fish quite to his surprise. No sign of cancer, thank God.

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

I am using many different techniques whatever gives the best effect. Innovative, orginal designs, I do not like to copy. I tend to gravitate toward landscapes.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Mazza, Ingebor. Lake Wannabe. 1993. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1581. Accessed: 03/29/24