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:

85.1338

Owner's name for the quilt:

Joseph's Coat

When was the form filled out?

7/5/1985

Quilt top made by:

Blancher, Ella Pearl

Quilted by:

Blancher, Ella Pearl

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Carson City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Montcalm/Gratiot

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1977

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Carson City

Quiltmaker's county:

Montcalm/Gratiot

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Chambers

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/11/1899

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, 1 year business college in Chicago

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Church of Brethern

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Chambers, Daniel

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Raihigh, Sarah Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Pennsylvania Dutch

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

French

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

School custodian

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

I had to have one for my bed, other was all worn out. Gives me something to do.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 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?

Carson City United Brethren Missionary Society. We quilted a few quilts, but that wasn't our business.

Where does/did the group meet?

Carson City

What are the main activities of the group?

We tied off comforters, wove rugs, and mainly dug down in our pant's pockets.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63"

How long is the quilt?

108"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

66

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Newspaper

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Maybe the Grand Rapids Press newspaper

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns; Photos of quilter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ella Pearl Blancher

Quilt owner's city:

Carson City

Quilt owner's county:

Montcalm/Gratiot

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

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

I have a quilting frame my father made with rollers in it. It's only about 4' wide and as you quilted you roll the quilt toward you. Mercy sakes - Oh Lord - it's about 60 years old.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum