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:

85.1105

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pieced Clam shell

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Often she made her pattern up. Would work her design and then proceed to use it. She was an economical person, "A regular pioneer". She never made two alike.

When was the form filled out?

6/19/1985

Quilt top made by:

Ansley, Clara Bell

Quilted by:

Ansley, Clara Bell

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hillsdale

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hillsdale

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1955

When was the quilt finished?

1955

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Mother just loved us all and we all prized her gifts of a quilt. We all loved her did our best to make her happy.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Hillsdale

Quiltmaker's county:

Hillsdale

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Houghey

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/26/1885

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife and wonderful mother

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Houghey, Francis M.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotland and Irish descent

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Tyrrell, Anna Maria

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish, Scottish 5 sisters

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

2/2/1909

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Ansley, Howard C.

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

English

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

Farmer

Number of children:

5

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:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

90"

How long is the quilt?

95"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter-in-law of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Dorothy I. Ansley

Quilt owner's city:

Harbor Springs

Quilt owner's county:

Emmet

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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