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765.25; North Carolina Lily; A Lily Quilt, The Meadow Lily, The Wood Lily, The Tiger Lily, The Mountain Lily, The Prarie Lily, The Mariposa Lily, The Fire Lily

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-4355

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

87.0033

Quilt's title:

765.25

Owner's name for the quilt:

North Carolina Lily

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

A Lily Quilt, The Meadow Lily, The Wood Lily, The Tiger Lily, The Mountain Lily, The Prarie Lily, The Mariposa Lily, The Fire Lily

Brackman # or other source & #:

765.25

When was the form filled out?

1/15/1987

Quilt top made by:

Mielock, Angelia

Quilted by:

Mielock, Angelia

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oscoda

Where the quilt was made, county:

Iosco

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c1920

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Tawas City

Quiltmaker's county:

Iosco

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brezynski

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/12/1872

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2/8/1948

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

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

Polish

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

87 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20 pieced, 12 plain

Size of quilt blocks:

14 1/2"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

4 3/4", 3/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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:

5

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Capitol City Quilt Show, November 9, 1985, East Lansing, MI, United Ministries Church

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cindy Mielock

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Angelia (Brezynski) Mielock to Dorothy and Jim Mielock (son and daughter-in-law) to Cindy Mielock, great grandddaughter

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

Mielock, Angeli. 765.25. c1920. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4355. Accessed: 03/28/24