QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1696

Owner's name for the quilt:

Joy

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

When was the form filled out?

10/6/1985

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Pearl E.

Quilted by:

Johnson, Pearl E.

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Johannesburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Otsego

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

4/11/1984

When was the quilt finished?

8/6/1984

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for my daughter as a wedding gift. Didn't really start off that way but added bride and groom block. Basically a sampler quilt with appliqued blocks between depicting certain events in her life. I decided I wanted to make a quilt after I retired and

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Johannesburg

Quiltmaker's county:

Otsego

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Parmelee

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/16/1927

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. M.A. MSU

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Parmelee, Charles

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

American

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Haskell, Evelyn Grace

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

American

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

Swedish

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

Education Adm.

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

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

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

AuSable Quilters Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Grayling, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

We pick one name a month and for that person we each make a block of their choice for their quilt.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

98"

How long is the quilt?

120"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Purple

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

P. Johnson

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Aug '84

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

8"

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:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4 ST/IN

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Pumpkin Seed

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics bought many places, mostly Grayling, some Gohn Bros. in Middlebury, IN.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

The Icehouse 5th Annual Quilt Show, Grayling, MI, July 1985, Quilt Fair/Guild Show

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Joy James

Quilt owner's city:

Manhattan

Quilt owner's state:

Kansas (KS)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

I used pictures from coloring books, or drew my own and had more fun. There were not enough hours in the week. We had planned a trip to Alaska in early June so I packed the quilt in a pillowcase and worked on it every chance I had - usually 2-3 hours every morning in the cab of the truck before my husband woke up. I finished it at the Best Western in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan a new room with mauve colored carpet. Did it look pretty in there.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Description of quilt: Block 2, three big brothers watching new baby in basket; Block 4, Kindergarten in old schoolhouse; Block 6, walking to new school with friend; Block 8, Old house we lived in. Ghost in right hand corner. We moved there when children were 8-12 and neighbors told them there were ghosts in this house. We never realized this until the quilt was discussed; Block 10, Cinnamon toast. A morning favorite and one day the brothers ate all the bread and she didn't have any so she went to school crying (I had to leave earlier than they did); Block 12, In hospital near Christmas, I first made this tree in green with purple in it, but then later decided I didn't like it and changed it to a purplish print; Block 14, She fell in love with pigs at an exchange trip to Texas. We had a little pig in our basement at one time; Block 16, Summer camp - after 6th grade. Passed canoery and gained much confidence; Block 18, won silver cup in sailing race during college; Block 20, Graduation MSU; Block 22, Businesswomen's Sled dog Race in Alaska taught there 2 years; Block 24, Summer travel, England, France, Italy, Greece; Block 26, Guatamala taught 1 year learned to play guitar; Block 28, Hometown marching band; Block 30, Bilingual teacher in Pontica; Block 32, M.A. degree at Marharashi International University; Block 34, Married Oct. 1984.

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Drunkard's Path because of the different circles and patterns you can make.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum