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:

85.1714

Owner's name for the quilt:

Cross Stitch Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1985

Quilt top made by:

Karelse, Jacqueline

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Saranac

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ionia

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

12/1980

When was the quilt finished?

6/1981

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Jacqueline made this quilt shortly before dieing of cancer of the spine. It was for her daughter Robin who is mentally retarded. Within 2 weeks of completion she died.

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's county:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hooper

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1981

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker, teacher of County School

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hooper, Miles

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

unknown

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hooper, Juanita

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

unknown

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 Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

J. Karelse

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Number of borders:

2

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Stamped

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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

Rose

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Robin Karelse

Quilt owner's city:

Saranac

Quilt owner's county:

Ionia

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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