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:

85.1904

Owner's name for the quilt:

Old Maid's Puzzle

When was the form filled out?

11/16/1985

Quilt top made by:

Davidson, Lynne

Quilted by:

Davidson, Lynne

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

San Fransisco

Where the quilt was made, county:

San Fransisco

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Haslett

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Groendyke

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/7/1946

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

199?

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Kendall School of Design, Interior Design

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Quilter

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Groendyke, Maynard

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Dutch French

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Groendyke, Velma

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1/15/1971

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

Davidson, William S.

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:

Professor

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 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

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

Capitol City Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Lansing, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

36 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

48 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lynne Davidson

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1985

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

5 1/2", 1 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Fuschia

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased in San Francisco, CA

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lynne Groendyke Davidson

Quilt owner's city:

Haslett

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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