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:

85.2194

Owner's name for the quilt:

Americana

When was the form filled out?

10/26/1985

Quilt top made by:

Kipley, Jeanne G.

Quilted by:

Kipley, Jeanne G.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Traverse City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Grand Traverse

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1973

When was the quilt finished?

1973

Why was the quilt made?

Therapy

Details about why the quilt was made:

Labor of love, therapy, recuperation from an illness.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Traverse City

Quiltmaker's county:

Grand Traverse

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Greenhoe

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/18/1922

Quiltmaker's educational background:

MSU - Chemistry Major

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Episcopalian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Greenhoe, Claude

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

American since 1700s

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Allen, Hazel B.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

American since 1700s

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6/26/1943

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

Kipley, David G.

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

Swedish

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

Retired consultant

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

J. G. Kipley

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1973

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

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:

Hand Piecing

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:

2

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Scallops

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

Mauve

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Jeanne G. Kipley

Quilt owner's city:

Traverse City

Quilt owner's county:

Grand Traverse

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