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12-8-4169

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0660

Owner's name for the quilt:

Disney's Alice in Wonderland

When was the form filled out?

6/7/1986

Quilt top made by:

Schaffran, Geneva

Quilted by:

Schaffran, Geneva

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

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Detroit

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

about 1952

When was the quilt finished?

same year

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for daughter's twin size bed.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Detroit

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hjelm

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/24/1916

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

4/1976

Quiltmaker's educational background:

H.S. graduate Jamestown, HS

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Helm, Andrew

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Helm, Alma Danielson

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

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

Polish

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

Chrysler management

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

73 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

83 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

9-10"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Leaf

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Kathy Helm McCormick

Quilt owner's city:

Grosse Pointe

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Geneva Hjelm Schaffran, to her daughter Christine Schaffran. She is my cousin and she gave it to me.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

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

Cross stitched

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Schaffran, Genev. Disney's Alice in Wonderland. same year. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4169. Accessed: 03/28/24

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