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12-8-4837

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.2121

Owner's name for the quilt:

Friendship Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/20/1986

Quilt top made by:

Weaver, Nina

Name of the group that made the quilt:

1st Mennonite Church sewing group in Colorado Springs, CO

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Colorado Springs

Where the quilt was made, county:

El Paso

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1974

Details about why the quilt was made:

Friendship quilt

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Naubinway

Quiltmaker's county:

Mackinac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Weldy

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/20/1908

Quiltmaker's educational background:

grade school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Mennonite

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Weldy, Joseph

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Pennsylvania Dutch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Weldy, Mary Sheets

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

Pennsylvania Dutch

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

carpenter

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

friends

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

101"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

names of makers who worked on blocks

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1974

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

5", 7 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Nina Weaver

Quilt owner's city:

Naubinway

Quilt owner's county:

Mackinac

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Nine Patch, easy to do

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Weaver, Nin. Friendship Quilt. 1974. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4837. Accessed: 03/28/24