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:

86.0494

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rose Wreath

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Appliques done by quilter, assembly and quilting done by church circle

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1985

Quilt top made by:

Thomas, Norma

Quilted by:

Thomas, Norma

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:

Denver

Where the quilt was made, county:

Denver

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1960

When was the quilt finished?

1975

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made by Norma Ninde Thomas for daughter Mary Elizabeth Thomas

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Leland

Quiltmaker's county:

Leelanau

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ninde

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/26/1927

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college grad

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Prot.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ninde, Harry Warrington

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

WASP

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ninde, Elizabeth R. Freeman

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

WASP

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

9/2/1950

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

Thomas, Spencer Farrington

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

WASP

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

Military Officer, USMC

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

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?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Norma Nende Thomas for Mary Elizabeth Thomas 1975

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1975

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4 3/4"

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

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

Rose

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Bucilla

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilt Fair/Guild Show, Pacific Grove, CA, 1983

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Elizabeth Thomas

Quilt owner's city:

Carmel Valley

Quilt owner's county:

Monterey

Quilt owner's state:

California (CA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Norma Ninde Thomas, mother

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The identical twin quilt was made by Rudisell Freeman Ninde for granddaughter Dana Katherine Thomas

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Flower designs, applique because I love flowers geometric, seminole patchwork, Amish, love designs and colors.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum