QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-1828

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

01.0152

Quilt's title:

Lap Swimming

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hour Glass

Quilt top made by:

Reardon, Loretta K.

Quilted by:

Reardon, Loretta K.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1993

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Why was the quilt made?

Therapy

Details about why the quilt was made:

I missed swimming when ill, so these aquas and blues remind me of it.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reardon

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/15/1952

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Iroquois, Irish, English, German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.S. Interdisciplinary Social Science, MSU

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

United Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

database developer, administrative assistant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Reardon, Raymond

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Reardon, Retah Hummel

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From guild or club member

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

85"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

120

Size of quilt blocks:

6"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

3", 3/8", 7/8" straight 3 sides; 2 1/2" straight; 3 7/8" pieced water lily, 3" straight; 4th side stylized top

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Describe the source of the pattern:

Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Loretta K. Reardon

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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:

I used to live at a Lake (Algonquin Lake in Hastings) and did a lot of swimming. Later I took up lap swimming.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

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

The flowers are supposed to represent water lilies like the ones at our lake.

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

Hand piecing, paper or cardboard templates

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum