QUILT INDEX RECORD
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