QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-1883

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0094

Quilt's title:

Rolling Stone

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Hobbies include archaeology, oil painting, antique furniture restoration, weaving, and Indian lore. Played bass fiddle in bluegrass band, "Home Grown Grass," for eight years; cut two albums.

Quilted by:

Hoskins, Helen

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Durango

Where the quilt was made, county:

LaPlata

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2001

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Hubbardston

Quiltmaker's county:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Holm

Quiltmaker's birth date:

5-4-1926

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish/German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BA (Anthropology) Michigan State University, 1984; returned to school after death of husband.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Director of the Ute Cultural Tribal Center, Colorado

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Holm, Ernest W.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Smith, Louise

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1947; 1958

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

Harry A. Bollinger; Remine Hoskins

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

Southern Appalachian

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

Printer; Musician, school janitor

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

Great feeling of accomplishment. Excuse to watch TV. Something I could pick up for a short or long time. Always carry a block with me. Have trunks of materials, whenever I go to shopping I would buy some material , usually calico making quilts relaxes me.

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?

LaPlata Quilters Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Durango, Colorado

What are the main activities of the group?

Promote quilting

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

90"

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Helen Hoskins

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

50

Size of quilt blocks:

9"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

7 3/4" top and bottom, 5 3/4" sides

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Helen Hoskins

Quilt owner's city:

Hubbardston

Quilt owner's county:

Ionia

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Helen Hoskins bought top at The Grange Antiques, top only for $30 and quilted it.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Quilted or tied the top

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

Sometimes floor frame with rollers, sometimes 4 boards with C clamps on pully over bed pulled down to work with sometimes lap. Traditional. Prefers to quilt by hand (machine quilting becomes a 'task'), work block-by-block, and do applique so 'I can change my mind and create as I go along.'

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Always leave a small mistake

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum