QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-9357
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.0976
Quilt's title:
Blue Jeans Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Shoo-fly, Wrench
Biography of the quiltmaker?
I'm from Ohio.
When was the form filled out?
8/27/1986
Quilt top made by:
VanDenburg, Jane Isla
Quilted by:
VanDenburg, Jane Isla
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Montgomery, Gwinn
Where the quilt was made, county:
, Marquette
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1985
When was the quilt finished?
1985
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Gwinn
Quiltmaker's county:
Marquette
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Riewaldt
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/26/1948
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German Bohemian
Quiltmaker's educational background:
B.S. Mathematics education from Michigan State University
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker, craft teacher
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Riewaldt, William E.
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
German Bohemian
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Oberdoerster, Isla Eunice
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Dutch French English
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
USAF Pilot
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Marquette County Quilters Association, Marquette, MI; K.I. Sawyer Quilters; OWC Little Quilt Group, Wurtsmith AFB, MI; Bomb Squardron Quilters, Wurtsmith AFB, MI
What are the main activities of the group?
We made quilt tops for each other. Each person in group made 2 or 3 blocks for each quilt.
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
60 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
74"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the type of inscription:
Title
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Blue Jeans Live Forever by Jane VanDenburg, Montgomery, Alabama and KI Sawyer AFB Michigan
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1985
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
12"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2 1/2"
Describe the borders:
1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Denim
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?
Red
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Made from jeans worn by all family members - labels removed from jeans and put on quilt.
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Book
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Marquette County Quilt Association Show, Marquette, MI, Fall 1985, Northern Michigan University
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Jane VanDenburg
Quilt owner's city:
Gwinn
Quilt owner's county:
Marquette
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
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Ohio Star, easy and originally from Ohio, Pine Tree, Bears Paw
Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:
Grandma made a quilt for each granchild's wedding.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
VanDenburg, Jane Isl. Blue Jeans Quilt. 1985. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9357. Accessed: 03/29/24
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