QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6656

Who documented this quilt?

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

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

14.0064

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

2014:56.1

Essay:

Quilt with appliqued lines of text conveying the reasons the artist "Wants to stitch". The quilt is pieced with horizontal strips of cotton fabric, hand dyed and tie dyed. It has a red vertical border on the left side and a black border on the right side. Red binding. Text in block lettering is fused onto the quilt, and close lines of horizontal machine quilting are stitched over the lettering. The text of the quilt reads: I Want to stitch - Art Quilts Defined by pattern shape and colour Viewed as art by art collectors I want to stitch quilts As a reflection of our past Imparting Context and Values Tear mend muse layer fuse quilt Quilts using recycled materials as A medium for addressing political And social issues I want to stitch 1000 white teepees As a testament to love not war Thoughts that lie too deep for tears Quilts that stimulate my peers I want to stitch - quilts That are worth more than gold That keep the homeless warm That swathe a new born babe That bring back memories That are here when I am gone I want to stitch Quilts

Quilt's title:

I Want To Stitch

When was the form filled out?

2/12/2015

Quilt top made by:

Ash, Bethan

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, country:

Wales

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2009

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

61 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

37 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Message

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Quilts and Human Rights," Marsha MacDowell, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, Beth Donaldson, University of Nebraska Press, 2016, back cover and page 134.

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