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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:

Print

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