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:

85.1531

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sampler

When was the form filled out?

5/11/1985

Quilt top made by:

Clinansmith, Valerie

Quilted by:

Clinansmith, Valerie

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marlette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sanilac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

Winter 1983

When was the quilt finished?

Spring 1985

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

Took the class that this was made in because I have done quilts for years and thought it was time I learn the right way to do it. The class was great!

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlette

Quiltmaker's county:

Sanilac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Clinan

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/27/1954

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, emergency technition

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Nazarene

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Clinansmith, George

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Canadian, English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Clinansmith, Dorothy

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Canadian English

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

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

I usually give a baby quilt to new mothers I know. I like the ideal of giving something that I made. I know no one else will be giving the same thing and I know it will last.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

84"

How long is the quilt?

102"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Valerie Clinansmith

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

4"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

15" plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

25

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:

17

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

18

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Many different designs, Double scalloped

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Provided in a class

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Took the class that this was made in because I have done quilts for years and thought it was time I learn the right way to do it. The class was great!

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Valerie Clinansmith

Quilt owner's city:

Marlette

Quilt owner's county:

Sanilac

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