QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Iron County Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0621

Quilt's title:

History of Iron County

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Happy Hands Homemakers

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1975

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Happy Hands Homemakers group. Members include: Evelyn Menapace, Jo Ann Villeneuve, Donna Nocerini, Pat Oleson, Arlene Krajewski, Linda Knechtges, Norita Takala, Dianne O'Hare, Kathy Stacy, Midge Ryan, Denise Halla, Lynette Rowell.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

93"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Evelyn Menapace, Jo Ann Villeneuve, Donna Nocerini, Pat Oleson, Arlene Krajewski, Linda Knechtges, Norita Takala, Dianne O'Hare, Kathy Stacy, Midge Ryan, Denise Halla, Lynette Rowell

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1975

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

textile paint

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20, 10 showing scenes, 10 traditional

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2 5/8"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing/Painting

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Ben Franklin.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Carrie Jacobs Bond Memorial Threaders Quilt Show, Iron River, MI, 1978

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Iron County Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Caspian

Quilt owner's county:

Iron

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

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

Blocks: Couthouse, Indian Burial Ground, Chief Mush-Quo-No-Na-Bi, Mining, Farming, Happy Hands Homemakers, Carrie Jacob Bond, Chicago Northwestern RR, First Roadside Park in Michigan.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum