QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

03.0097

Quilt's title:

Healing Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

Quilt top made by:

Gliwa, Alice

Quilted by:

Gliwa, Alice

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Gaylord

Where the quilt was made, county:

Otsego

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

6/2001

When was the quilt finished?

9/2001

Why was the quilt made?

Therapy

Details about why the quilt was made:

I quilted this "class project" while my daughter was in a coma. It gave me some peace. All the ICU and visitors signed the quilt. It was quilted at Hurley Hospital, Flint, MI.

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Describe present uses of the quilt:

This hung in her hospital room and rehab room for a year and now in her apartment,

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Gaylord

Quiltmaker's county:

Otsego

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Parr

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/7/1950

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English, Irish

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Legal assistant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Parr, Walter

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Parr, Anne Dougherty

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1/10/1981

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

Gliwa, Jay

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

State Police - 911 Director

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 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?

Heart of the Pines Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Gaylord, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

24 7/8"

How long is the quilt?

37"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

nurses sign on top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Size of quilt blocks:

7 3/4" x 7 3/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2 3/8"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

straight 3 1/2"

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Provided in a class

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Alayna Gliwa

Quilt owner's city:

Haslett

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum