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:

06.0021

Owner's name for the quilt:

Joseph's Coat

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Orange Peel, Peeled Orange

Brackman # or other source & #:

451

When was the form filled out?

3/16/2002

Quilt top made by:

Reidmiller, Denise Lynn

Quilted by:

Reidmiller, Denise Lynn

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grand Rapids

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2000

Details about why the quilt was made:

Personal family use

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Personal family use

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Grand Rapids

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gibson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

5/8/1955

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

13 years

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Dental technician

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gibson, Wayne Clark

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ward, Joyce

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

Gordon Food Service

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

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?

Colonial Quilters Bee, West Michigan Quilters Guild

What are the main activities of the group?

Raffle quilts, quilt shows, baby quilts

Describe the item:

Partially quilted

How wide is the quilt?

93 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

91 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Leisure Arts #199022

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Denise Reidmiller

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum