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:

85.1356

Owner's name for the quilt:

California Poppys

When was the form filled out?

7/8/1985

Quilt top made by:

Ball, Reva

Quilted by:

Ball, Reva

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:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1973

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:

4/3/1917

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Eighth

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

General Motors, retired, Carson City Hospital

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 marriage date(s):

7/13/1934

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Ball, Carl

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

German Irish

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

General Motors, now retired

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?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

Type of inscription:

Date

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1973

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Rose

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Hershner's

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Reva Ball

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum