QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-3674
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
04.0144
Owner's name for the quilt:
Gingerbread Cookies
Quilt top made by:
Magnus, Rebecca
Quilted by:
Magnus, Rebecca
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Bloomfield Hills
Where the quilt was made, county:
Oakland
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1995
When was the quilt finished?
1995
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Bloomfield Hills
Quiltmaker's county:
Oakland
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Johnson
Quiltmaker's birth date:
12/2/1939
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
mostly English, Scottish and German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Home Econ. Masters Degree, Textiles, B.S. 1961, Syracuse University, Eastern, MI 1969
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Teacher
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Johnson, William Vaughn
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Johnson, Virginia McCoy
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
12/18/1965
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Magnus, Adolph H.
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
CPA
Number of children:
2
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Pleasure
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
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?
Gret Lakes Heritage Quilt Guild
Where does/did the group meet?
Unitarian Church, Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
What are the main activities of the group?
The usual - education, charity, social, etc.
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
20"
How long is the quilt?
24"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
1 1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
embellishments include beads, ribbon, rick rack, tatting.
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Describe embellishment materials or techniques:
rick rack, tatting.
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Describe the source of the pattern:
Patterns made form cookie cutters.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Rebecca Johnson Magnus
Quilt owner's city:
Bloomfield Hills
Quilt owner's county:
Oakland
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
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Magnus, Rebecc. Gingerbread Cookies. 1995. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3674. Accessed: 05/01/24
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