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:

00.0225

Owner's name for the quilt:

Clamshell

Quilt top made by:

Plank, Marilyn

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grand Rapids

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1981

Details about why the quilt was made:

Still loves to lay under his quilt when he comes home.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Grand Rapids

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Vick

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/24/1945

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. +

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Education

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Vick, Maynard

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Vick, Hilda Keger

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6/17/1967

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

Plank, James R.

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

teacher

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

West Michigan Quilters Guild; Hands of Friendship Bee; AQS

Where does/did the group meet?

Grand Rapids, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Bi-Annual Quilt Show, Bi-Monthly meetings

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

80"

What color is the quilt?

Green

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

for Colin

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1981

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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:

2

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Contests entered:

West Michigan Quilt Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marilyn Plank

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum