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:

85.1701

Owner's name for the quilt:

Schoolhouse

When was the form filled out?

10/9/1985

Quilt top made by:

Esch, Colleen

Quilted by:

Esch, Colleen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Houghton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Houghton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Details about why the quilt was made:

Raffle quilt to benefit the Michigan Tech Nursery School; raised about $600

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Houghton

Quiltmaker's county:

Houghton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/25/1951

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. in English, MSU 1972

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Esch, Richard

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Esch, Mary Lang

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

German

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

Teacher

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

I've always done needlework, mostly needlepoint and owned before I started quilting. The advantage of quilting is that it seems more creative than other forms of needlwork. Needlepoint and crewel tend to be more representational while quilting is abstract. Even if you are working a traditional quilt design, you probably add your own touches. It is hard to exactly duplicate fabrics. Also since there are several steps to the quilting process, it fills my day since I've been at home. I spend part of the day designing, ironing, cutting pieces, sewing pieces, choosing fabrics, and finally sitting down to quilt. I love every part of it.

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

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

Faculty wives of Michigan Tech. Also belong to a smaller group. Recently started another group in hopes of reaching non-quilters.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

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

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

plain border, same width and fabric as sashing.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Raffle or contest prize

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