QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-4934
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
Cite this Quilt
Reidmiller, Denise Lyn. Joseph's Coat. 2000-2025. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4934. Accessed: 04/18/24