QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-10501

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

89.0055

Owner's name for the quilt:

Elephant Dance

When was the form filled out?

7/30/1985

Quilt top made by:

Bullerdick, Nancy

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bath

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clinton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

c1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Bath

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

High School Student

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bullerdick, Darlene

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

108"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

4 elephants, 48 people, 29 flowers, and 16 birds

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Contests entered:

Michigan State Fair, Detroit, MI, 1983, Modern and Contemporary Quilts; The quilt won an award as the best in its classification in needlework and the $500 Grand Award for Crafts in the 1983 Michigan Youth Talent Contest. 1984 Great Lakes State Quilt Contest and Exhibit.

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

Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Mar/85 page 28-9.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Nancy Bullerdick

Quilt owner's city:

Bath

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

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:

From Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Mar/85 page 28-9. Elephant Dance, 85" x 108", designed and made by Nancy Bullerdick of Bath, Michigan, during her senior year in high school. It is Nancy's third quilt. Nancy's mother Darlene submitted the slide of this quilt with these comments: "The quilt's design consists of a tile-like composition of 38 elephants (34 of them are quilted in the outside border in parade fashion), 48 people, 29 flowers, and 16 birds made by hand piecing, applique, and embroidery. The quilt won an award as the best in its classification in needlework and the $500 Grand Award for Crafts in the 1983 Michigan Youth Talent Contest, as well as the First Place for Modern and Contemporary Quilts at the 1983 Michigan State Fair. It was also a part of the 1984 Great Lakes State Quilt Contest and Exhibit. Until Nancy began making quilts, I was sure that my making a quilt was just about the most fun I could have. Then I discovered that seeing my daughter develop into a quilter and a lover of quilts is even more fun. The sharing of our mutual love of quilts and all that includes is a bonding of the first magnitude and one that will grow throughout the years. I wish every quilter had a daughter who loves to make quilts!"

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum