QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8653

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0866

Quilt's title:

Neuschwanstein

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Simms lived with an Old Order Amish family in Middlebury, Indiana, when researching her thesis while a student at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was during this time that Simms took her first stitches in a quilt. Simms is now very active in organizing quilt shows and teaching quilting.

When was the form filled out?

8/25/1986

Quilt top made by:

Simms, Ami

Quilted by:

Simms, Ami

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Flint

Where the quilt was made, county:

Genesee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

Cartoon drafted early August, 1985 and completed on August 19, 1985. Top finished November 14, 1985.

When was the quilt finished?

Quilted from November 15, 1985 to January 12, 1986.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Flint

Quiltmaker's county:

Genesee

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Moss

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/12/1954

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. Kalamazoo College, 1976; Michigan Elementary Teaching Certicate Western Michigan University, 1977

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

none

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Moss, Leonard W.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Moss, Beebe Gottesman

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

Simms, Steven W.

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

School teacher

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

I enjoy the process and the product. It involves skill and creativity and allows me to grow as an artist.

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

Running Stitch Quilters Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Flint, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

33"

How long is the quilt?

57"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ami Simms Flint, MI

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

c1986

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

733 separate pieces

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

assorted embroidered embellishments.

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Open/Dimensional work Ink drawing/Painting

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gray

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Meander

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Contests entered:

17th Annual National Quilt Association Show, Decatur, IL, 1996, First place for original design/professional

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ami Simms

Quilt owner's city:

Flint

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

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

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

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

An applique pictorial depicting King Ludwign's Casle in Bavaria.

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

4 boards with tacked fabric, 4 C-Clamps, 4 adjustable "legs."

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum