QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-4526
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.0047
Owner's name for the quilt:
Whig Rose
Biography of the quiltmaker?
Simms lived with an Old Order Amish family in Middlebury, Indiana, when researching her thesis while a student at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was during this time that Simms took her first stitches in a quilt. Simms is now very active in organizing quilt shows and teaching quilting.
When was the form filled out?
11/10/1984
Quilt top made by:
Simms, Ami
Quilted by:
Simms, Ami
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Flint
Where the quilt was made, county:
Genesee
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
March 29, 1983
When was the quilt finished?
Feb. 1, 1984
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Flint
Quiltmaker's county:
Genesee
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Moss
Quiltmaker's birth date:
11/12/1954
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's educational background:
B.A. Kalamazoo College, 1976; Michigan Elementary Teaching Certicate Western Michigan University, 1977
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
none
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Moss, Leonard W.
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Moss, Beebe Gottesman
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
School teacher
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Friend
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
I enjoy the process and the product. It involves skill and creativity and allows me to grow as an artist.
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Running Stitch Quilters Guild
Where does/did the group meet?
Flint, MI
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
81"
How long is the quilt?
81"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ami Simms, Flint, Michigan
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1984
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe where the inscription was found:
top
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of borders:
1
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
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:
2
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
11
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Describe the source of the pattern:
Drafted blocks from a postcard, border is my own
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilt Fair/Guild Show
Contests entered:
Quilting: A Piece in Time, Genessee Valley Mall, Flint, MI , 1984, Exhibitor; Prairie Heritage Quilt Contest. Sun Prairie, WI. 1984. Third place. Smoky Mountain Quilt Competition and Show. Oak Ridge, TN. 1984 Third Place International Quilt Exhibit. San Diego, CA. 1984 Honorable Mention. Vermont Quilt Festival. Northfield, VT. 1984 Second Place
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Patterns; Templates; Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc. Photos of quilter.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Ami Simms
Quilt owner's city:
Flint
Quilt owner's county:
Genesee
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This quilt represents a big chunk our of my life. Between the time it was first conceived and later completed, we applied to adopt a child, had our home study, received our assignment, greeted our Korean daughter at the airport, and lost her maternal grandfather to cancer. Drafted pattern for blocks on March 29, 1983, from postcard purchased in Pennsylvania. Border drafted July 6, 7, 1983. Top completed August 20, 1983. In frame August 22, 1983. Quilt completed February 1, 1984.
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
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
4 boards with tacked fabric, 4 C-Clamps, 4 adjustable "legs."
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Simms, Am. Whig Rose. Feb. 1, 1984. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4526. Accessed: 03/28/24