QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-2268
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
00.0243
Owner's name for the quilt:
Seven Sisters
Quilt top made by:
Bieri, Susan M.
Quilted by:
Bieri, Susan M.
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Ortonville
Where the quilt was made, county:
Oakland
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1997
When was the quilt finished?
1997
Why was the quilt made?
Therapy
Details about why the quilt was made:
This quilt was made during my mothers treatment for cancer. Jan 1997 - July 1997. She died in October 1997.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Ortonville
Quiltmaker's county:
Oakland
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Greek
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Irish French Canadian English Welsh
Quiltmaker's educational background:
College Dental Hygiene School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Catholic
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Dental Hygienist
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Greek, Eugene L.
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English Welsh
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Gibbons, Patricia
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Irish French Canadian
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
1966
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Bieri, Ronald P.
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Designer G.M.
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 40-49
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
1-5 quilts
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
65"
How long is the quilt?
54"
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Susan Bieri
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
July 1997
Describe the borders:
2 - 3 inches
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Photography/ photo transfer
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?
Machine quilting
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Susan M. Bieri
Quilt owner's city:
Ortonville
Quilt owner's county:
Oakland
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
This was made as a gift to her mother on her 71st birthday.
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
Cite this Quilt
Bieri, Susan M. Seven Sisters. 1997. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2268. Accessed: 04/23/24