QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

04.0240

Owner's name for the quilt:

Purple Cotton Candy

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Block of the Month/ Grand Quilt Shop

Quilt top made by:

Zierleyn, Ellen G.

Quilted by:

Zierleyn, Ellen G.

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

Mother

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wyoming

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

1/2002

When was the quilt finished?

4/2003

Details about why the quilt was made:

First wedding anniversary by Ellen Zierleyn, 4/11/2003

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Croton

Quiltmaker's county:

Newaygo

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Staal

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/71955

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Dutch German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School; Calvin Christian College; BA Davenport University

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian Reformed

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Accounting Manager

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Staal, Ken

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Staal, Grace

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

8/5/1977

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

Zierleyn, David

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

Mail Handler

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

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?

79"

How long is the quilt?

96"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Mom Z."

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

16 3/4" (12" with two frames)

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

6" plain, 1" plain

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?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Provided in a class

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Newaygo County Council of the Arts, Newaygo, MI , June 26 thru July 31, 2004

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

Patterns

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Suzanne Zierleyn

Quilt owner's city:

N. Las Vegas

Quilt owner's state:

Nevada (NV)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This was a block of the month project - started before they were married. Purple is Suzanne's favorite color and she loves the quilt with the coordinating valance, pillows and pillow cases.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum