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:

87.0141

Owner's name for the quilt:

Little Red Schoolhouse

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin, Old Home

Brackman # or other source & #:

865

When was the form filled out?

10/16/1986

Quilt top made by:

Ingold, Janet H.

Quilted by:

Ingold, Janet H.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vicksburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kalamazoo

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Details about why the quilt was made:

I wanted to enter this quilt in the fair so was hurrying, got down to last corner of quilting and discovered a chimney out of place quilt took ribbons anyway!

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Vicksburg

Quiltmaker's county:

Kalamazoo

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

O'Dell

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/21/1942

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher, lecturer, retail sales (sales support/buyer)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Earle, Wilbur (Bill)

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English Welch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Alexander, Earle, Alice C.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1959-1968

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

Ingold, Alfred (Al) R.

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

Swiss German

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

Skilled trades - Auto Industry

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

I made a full size quilt in memory of my nephew who died accidently at 14 years old. It is made out of his clothes, Bambie sheet from childhood, emblems from his many hats, parts of his basketball shorts and even his gym towel. It is treasured by his parents!

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?

Sometimes Mom helps quilt. The group recently disbanded, some went to work, some moved out of state etc.

Where does/did the group meet?

Originally from Kalamazoo, Vicksburg, Three Rivers, Sturgis, Battle Creek, Schoolcraft.

What are the main activities of the group?

We made group quilts drew members name for it. Quilt Shows. Taught each other new techniques.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Jan Ingold Original

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1976

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

4 1/2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

6 3/4"

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

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

McCall's Needlework Book

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Portage Michigan Library, Portage, MI; Vicksburg Library; Southfield mall quilt show; Glen Oaks Community College; Kalamazoo Center; Sunset School

Contests entered:

St. Joseph County Fair, Centreville, MI, Blue and Gold, hand quilting ; Michigan State Fair, 3rd place

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Matching pillow

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns; Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc.; Photos of quilter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Janet H. Ingold

Quilt owner's city:

Vicksburg

Quilt owner's county:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

When my neighbor Betty Martin found out I won a gold State Ribbon she wrapped a gold ribbon around our house and hung a bouquet on the porch railing!

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:

Favorite patterns are pieced, have done some applique, but always go back to pieced perhaps because there are more of them. Favorite colors are blue and brown, they are colors I wear most. J.C. Penneys cheapest frame, has held through approximately 28 quilts. Also have large basting frame with C-clamps had antique one found in an old barn then made a new one with maple boards.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum