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:

87.0005

Quilt's title:

MSU Bandana

When was the form filled out?

1/7/1987

Quilt top made by:

Roy, Helene

Quilted by:

Roy, Helene

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Royal Oak

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1982

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for daughter Mary Roy to take to MSU as freshman. Made for dorm bed

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Royal Oak

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ruahana

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/22/1940

Quiltmaker's educational background:

A.B. History, University of Detroit

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

R. C.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Substitute Teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ruhana, Leo

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Lebanese

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Samrah, Freda

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Lebanese

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

11/24/1962

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

Roy, Kenneth Alfred

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

French German

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

Attorney

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

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

As a sub I take quilting handwork with me to school. This provides an opportunity to talk about quilting with teenagers. In 1986 on my mother's 70th Birthday I made her a friendship autograph quilt with 48 squares signed by friends and family either appliqued or embroidered with sashing. My Mother's Birthday quilt was the most special quilt I ever made. This was presented to her at her 70th birthday party. I have made many quilts and pillows as gifts for my family. Quilting gives me pleasure to make a beautiful quilt and unique thing in the world with too much ugliness, too much uniformity. It is a personal statement, a means of expression a gift of love.

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

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

Pieceable Friends Quilt Club

Where does/did the group meet?

Royal Oak, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

We are quilting a quilt to raffle off for charity. Meets monthly, 8-10 members in our homes, coffee, cake/cookies.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Helene Roy

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1982

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

21"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Bandanas

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

The bandanas are from Woolworth or K-Mart.

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Saw picture in McCalls Craft books magazine of blue, red bandana quilt.

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Elizabeth Roy

Quilt owner's city:

Royal Oak

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

All four Roy girls have either graduated from MSU or are still atttending MSU.

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

Favorite patterns are samplers, variety string quilts uses scraps. Likes blues and greens - Michigan Seasons and outdoors. Likes all cotton because they're soft.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum