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12-8-6188

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

12.0172

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2012:117.12

Quilt's title:

Quilt

When was the form filled out?

3/17/2012

Quilt top made by:

Joghi, Sila

Quilted by:

Johgi, Sila

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kathmandu

Where the quilt was made, country:

Nepal

Time period:

2000-2025

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Kathmandu

Quiltmaker's country:

Nepal

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Family from Rajasthan, India. Sansi caste.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

93"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Gold; Maroon; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

he quilts are made from found fabrics, remnants from tailor shops, and scraps from outgrown clothing.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This was purchased from Quilts for Kids at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC, 7/1/2013.

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

Quilts for Kids is an opportunity for mothers in Nepal to make quilts to send their children to school.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

The design on this quilt represents the stepped architecture of their religious buildings.

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Joghi, Sil. Quilt. 2000-2025. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6188. Accessed: 03/28/24