QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6598

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0242

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2013:83.34

Essay:

"As a fiber artist, I don't know how to express myself in anything but fabrics. I started creating art quilts about seven years ago and can't imagine using any other medium to tell my stories. This piece started as a simple whole cloth quilt with one layer of cotton batting between cotton batik fabrics. The bright primary colors of the thread dance freely across the closed rectangles of the fabric to represent the way in which creating art releases us from the regular patterns of our everyday lives. The colorful wire originating from the center of the thread-painted burst is an extension of the stitching, breaking the piece into the third dimension and away from stereotypes of what a quilt 'should' be. The wire encounters resistance when it meets the poultry fencing that covers the piece, but just as creativity cannot be contained by the monotony of everyday life, they find a way to break through to freedom."

Quilt's title:

Breaking Out

When was the form filled out?

6/27/2014

Quilt top made by:

Stoltz, Heather G.

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

SAQA

Where the quilt was made, city:

New York

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2010

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Challenge or Contest entry

Details about why the quilt was made:

2011-2012, Exhibit Dates, SAQA Trunk Show

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

12"

How long is the quilt?

12"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gray

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

9 3/4" x 9 3/4"

Describe the borders:

The block is adhered to a beveled cardboard mat creating a 2" wide, white border.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Variegated thread, wire, poultry fencing.

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

2011-2012 SAQA Trunk Show; This is a Quilt!

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Scanned by Beth Donaldson

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum