QUILT INDEX RECORD
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