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:

01.0161

Owner's name for the quilt:

Hopi Indian Basket with Sun God Kachina in center

Quilt top made by:

Mort, Frances M.

Quilted by:

Mort, Frances M.

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?

1997

When was the quilt finished?

1999

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

This was my first quilt class to take at age 67. It was taught by a man, Don Worden a retired attorney and artist, from our Capitol City Quilt Guild.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Nielson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/9/1929

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Sweden English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college, social work, para legal, seamstress

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran turned Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Social worker, quilt shop owner, teacher,

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Nielson, John Madison

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedin

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Fallin, Lena Margaret

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

8/20/1952

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

Mort, Lee Edwin

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Loan officer-retired

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Making, piecing, and designing quilts is so very relaxing! That's why I make them. And it's really hard to part with them, no matter the price!!

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?

Capitol City Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Lansing, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Community activities where requested. Doing our own projects, plus baby quilts for the hospital. I formed a Quilt Club from members from my Quilting classes; we meet every 3rd week in each others homes. Rag Pickers is our name. We take trips to Quilt Show

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

104"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

6", 3", 3"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Meander

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

This was my first quilt class to take at age 67. It was taught by a man, Don Worden a retired attorney and artist, from our Capitol City Quilt Guild.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Frances Mort

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

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:

Hand quilting, traditional. 23 year old hand carved frame, oval hoop and square board.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum