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:

87.0081

Quilt's title:

Jinny Beyer Inspired

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Compass Rose, Mariner's Star

Quilt top made by:

Stewart, Jackie Sue

Quilted by:

Stewart, Jackie Sue

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mt. Clemens

Where the quilt was made, county:

Macomb

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1979

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Mt. Clemens

Quiltmaker's county:

Macomb

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Jordan

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/14/194

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School grad and 2 years of college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Nazarene

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Jordan, Harry Herbert

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scottish English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Jordan, Lottie Dell Powers

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English French American Indian

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

8/15/1959

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

Stewart, Robert Dale

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

Scottish

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

owns tooling and prototype business

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

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

Makes quilts for new babies

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

23"

How long is the quilt?

23"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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:

2

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

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Peach

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Jackie Sue Stewart

Quilt owner's city:

Mt. Clemens

Quilt owner's county:

Macomb

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:

Likes patterns of squares, triangles, stars and samplers. Likes cotton, easy to work with

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum