QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7195
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1352
Owner's name for the quilt:
Leaf
When was the form filled out?
7/7/1985
Quilt top made by:
Bancroft, Velma
Quilted by:
Bancroft, Velma
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
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 started?
1977
When was the quilt finished?
1977
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?
78"
How long is the quilt?
96"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Velma L. Bancroft
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1977
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Sashing width:
3"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
3 1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
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:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
12
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch, Leaf
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Describe the source of the pattern:
The leaf was traced from a leaf off our tree
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Velma L. Bancroft
Quilt owner's city:
Maple Rapids
Quilt owner's county:
Clinton
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
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Bancroft, Velm. Leaf. 1977. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7195. Accessed: 03/29/24