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:

85.1349

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rainbow Lone Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lone Star

When was the form filled out?

7/2/1985

Quilt top made by:

Bancroft, Velma

Quilted by:

Bancroft, Velma

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Maple Rapids

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clinton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1978

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Maple Rapids

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Groves

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2/19/1914

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife, nurse's aid, postmaster

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Groves, Adelbert

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Murphy, Cora Bell

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

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

English

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

Salesman

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Because I enjoy making them and giving them to my family and special friends.

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

94"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

By V. Bancroft

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

April 1978

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3 1/2", 2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Waves

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Helen Belcher

Quilt owner's city:

Otsego

Quilt owner's county:

Allegan

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum