QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0749

Owner's name for the quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

When was the form filled out?

5/17/1985

Quilt top made by:

Sims, Sylvia

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ruckersville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Greene

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1983

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Details about why the quilt was made:

Birth, March 18, 1983

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ruckersville

Quiltmaker's county:

Greene

Quiltmaker's state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Tudor

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/15/1894

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian Church (Reformed)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Tudor, Virgil

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hahn, Milda

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Hungarian English lndian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Sims, John Clinton

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Carpenter

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Homemakers group

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Open seams

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

2 baby blankets

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandson of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lynn Rogers

Quilt owner's city:

Lyons

Quilt owner's county:

Ionia

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Crazy quilts and Grandmother's Flower Garden

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum