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:

06.0007

Owner's name for the quilt:

Circling Swallows

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Falling Star, Flying Swallow, Flying Swallows, Flying Star, The Wreath, Flying Barn Swallows, Whirling Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3758

When was the form filled out?

3/16/2002

Quilt top made by:

Shantz, Georgia Mary

Quilted by:

Shantz, Reathel Yoder

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Comins

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oscoda

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1980

When was the quilt finished?

1982

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Comins

Quiltmaker's county:

Oscoda

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bailey

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/12/1929

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

11th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Mennonite

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bailey, George

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Fultz, Martha

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

Builder

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Comins Mennonite Women in Mission

Where does/did the group meet?

Comins

What are the main activities of the group?

Quiltmaking for Mennonite Relief Sale

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

6", 7"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Chevron

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Interview with quilter, photos of quilter

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Susan Shantz

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

My great-grandmother Yoder made this pattern on her last quilt. I admired the pattern and my mom made one for me. My grandmother quilted it.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt top

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

Applique

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum