QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7373
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
Cite this Quilt
Karelse, Jacquelin. Cross Stitch Quilt. 6/1981. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7373. Accessed: 04/18/24