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:

85.1367

Owner's name for the quilt:

Star

When was the form filled out?

7/7/1985

Quilt top made by:

Kindel, Mona

Quilted by:

Kindel, Mona

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?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

For my Mom and Dad for Christmas

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Maple Rapids

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hager

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/19/1985

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Some college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Harger, Roy

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hager, DeLoris

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

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

Caucasian

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

Truck driver

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

Queen size

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mona Kindel

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1983

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

6"

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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)?

6"

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mona Kindel

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