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:

86.0233

Owner's name for the quilt:

Gingham Dog

When was the form filled out?

3/6/1986

Quilt top made by:

Gori, Nettie Edna

Quilted by:

Gori, Nettie Edna

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:

Rialto

Where the quilt was made, county:

San Bernadino

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1973

When was the quilt finished?

1974

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Rialto

Quiltmaker's county:

San Bernadino

Quiltmaker's state:

California (CA)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Petty

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/18/1912

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Nazarene

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker, bank teller

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Petty, Raymond Ralph

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

USA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Waters, Mildred May

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

USA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German, Irish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10/14/1929, Plattsmouth, NE

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

Dennis, Malcolm John

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

Irish, American born, OK

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

Plumber

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

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

She had to quilt for grandmother when she came home from school, says she hates to quilt now.

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

40''

How long is the quilt?

52''

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the borders:

4''

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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:

1

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Chain, Square

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Jean Steffen

Quilt owner's city:

Beaverton

Quilt owner's county:

Gladwin

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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:

Double wedding ring, Embroidered blocks, appliqued

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum