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:

02.0155

Quilt's title:

Why I Like Michigan

Quilt top made by:

Mazza, Ingeborg

Quilted by:

Mazza, Ingeborg

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mio

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oscoda

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1996

When was the quilt finished?

1996

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

After making our Region 2 MQN banner I received requests to teach my methods, so I needed a landscape of my own, I was asked to teach at the Jesse Besser Museum, Alpena, Michigan.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Mio

Quiltmaker's county:

Oscoda

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Geisinger

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2/1/1926

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 1/2 years teacher college, Karlsruhe, Germany

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

seamstress and fitter for ready to wear (J.L. Hudson)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Geisinger, Friedrich

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kercher, Barbara

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

7/7/1956

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

Anthony Mazza

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

sales and builder (business)

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

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 50 or over

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?

MQN

What are the main activities of the group?

Meetings, small groups to further the members skill to higher levels and sharing of knowledge

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

21"

How long is the quilt?

25"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Inge Mazza

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1996

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Tulle

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

NQA Show, Grand Rapids, MI , 1996, Quilt Fair/Guild Show

Contests entered:

North East Michigan Fine Arts, Annual Quilt Show, Standish, MI , 1997, First place

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Inge Mazza

Quilt owner's city:

Mio

Quilt owner's county:

Oscoda

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:

I am using many different techniques whatever gives the best effect. Innovative, orginal designs, I do not like to copy. I tend to gravitate toward landscapes.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum