QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

02.0159

Quilt's title:

Snails in Spaghetti Sauce

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

This is to commemorate the time the snails were all over the kitchen after soaking in the sink (my husband wanted to cook, Snails in Spaghetti Sauce). When he was diagnosed with lung cancer while he was in the hospital I worked out the piece at the hospit

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 marriage date(s):

7/7/1956

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Anthony Mazza

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?

49"

How long is the quilt?

49"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Inge Mazza

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Freeform. Outer folded fabric, 2nd crazy quilted pieced and appliqued, embroidered and beaded. 3rd applique with embroidery and beading.

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cording, beads, embroidery floss, metallic thread

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Cording, embroidery floss.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

National Quilters Association Show, Grand Rapids, MI, 1996

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Exhibit label

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

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