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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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