QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3280

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0780

Owner's name for the quilt:

Virginia Reel

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Monkey Wrench

Quilt top made by:

Dilley, Mary Ellen

Quilted by:

Dilley, Mary Ellen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Potterville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Eaton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1993

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Potterville

Quiltmaker's county:

Eaton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hovey

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/8/1949

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 years college

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hovey Sr., Harold E.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hovey, Ellen Francis North

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

4/5/1975

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

Dilley, Glen L.

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

Electrician

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 30-39

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

85"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary Ellen Dilley, Potterville, MI

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1993

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Ellen Hovey Dilley

Quilt owner's city:

Potterville

Quilt owner's county:

Eaton

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