QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6655
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
14.0063
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2014:52.1
Owner's name for the quilt:
Church quilt
When was the form filled out?
2/12/2015
Quilt top made by:
Mgidi, Betty
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Museum employee
Where the quilt was made, city:
Johannesburg
Where the quilt was made, country:
South Africa
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt finished?
2014
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
47"
How long is the quilt?
27"
What color is the quilt?
Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Type of inscription:
Message; Place; Single Inscription
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Patch on lower right corner on back "O.R. Indluyenkolo Betty Mgidi 4. Ridenlay road Primose Hill via Bedford view Patch on lower middle "Indluyenkolo I made this painting of my church in Weltevrede in Mpumulanga, because Heaven is my throne and the earth my Footstool. A temple can be built and nourish me but those who choose their own ways are delighting in their sins and are doomed. God will not accept their offerings. That's why we must trust in God and pray everyday so in the end you must rest in peace and your soul must be accepted by God. God bless us all in heaven. Betty."
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Leather, beads
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Ink drawing
Embellishments used:
Beads attached
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Quilted and beaded wall hanging from South Africa. White cotton ground. There is an image of a church in South Africa, with a cross from the roof. The building is drawn onto the wall hanging with markers or fabric paint in multiple bright colors. The piece is quilted between the blocks of color indicating areas of the building. The bottom edge of the wall hanging has a 3/4" strip of beadwork. Four beaded rings hang down from the beadwork trim. Three beaded leather embellishments are attached below the church image. Two of them appear in the shape of a hand. There is a cotton sleeve on the top back of the wall hanging.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
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
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Mgidi, Bett. Church quilt. 2014. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6655. Accessed: 03/28/24