QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0221

Quilt's title:

Well Red Storybook Children

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Redwork Embroidery

Quilt top made by:

Sveadas, Ardie

Quilted by:

Sveadas, Ardie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sparta

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

Spring 2000

When was the quilt finished?

Fall 2000

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Sparta

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ardath

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/1/1943

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

decorator

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Mortensen, Arden

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Arwood, Goldie

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1942

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Rockford Berrypatchers Bee; West Michigan Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Rockford, MI; Grand Rapids, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

40 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

45 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ardie Sveadas

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Aug. 2000

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower right

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

14 1/2" x 16" center, 14 1/2" x 11" side and top and bottom center, 9 1/2" x 11' corners

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

3" solid 1 1/4" sawtooth applique

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Some K. Greenway and my own drawing of old illustrations

Contests entered:

American Quilters Society Show, Paducah, KY, 2000; Quilt America, IN 2001; NQA 2000, Honorable Mention; WMQG 1st Place

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

Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ardeth Sveadas

Quilt owner's city:

Sparta

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Applique

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum