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:

00.0243

Owner's name for the quilt:

Seven Sisters

Quilt top made by:

Bieri, Susan M.

Quilted by:

Bieri, Susan M.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ortonville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1997

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Why was the quilt made?

Therapy

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt was made during my mothers treatment for cancer. Jan 1997 - July 1997. She died in October 1997.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ortonville

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Greek

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish French Canadian English Welsh

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College Dental Hygiene School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Dental Hygienist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Greek, Eugene L.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English Welsh

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gibbons, Patricia

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish French Canadian

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

Designer G.M.

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 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

54"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Susan Bieri

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

July 1997

Describe the borders:

2 - 3 inches

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Photography/ photo transfer

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?

Machine quilting

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Susan M. Bieri

Quilt owner's city:

Ortonville

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This was made as a gift to her mother on her 71st birthday.

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