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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