QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6911
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.0757
Owner's name for the quilt:
Maple Leaf
When was the form filled out?
5/17/1985
Quilt top made by:
Walter, Doris
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:
Saranac
Where the quilt was made, county:
Ionia
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1982
When was the quilt finished?
1982
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Saranac
Quiltmaker's county:
Ionia
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Kimble
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/25/1920
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
housewife
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Kimble, Roy C.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Saranac, MI
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
American
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Mercer, Ruth Alma
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Ohio
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
1939, 1974
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Walter, Leon A.
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
American
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
5
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
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
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
96"
How long is the quilt?
105"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Doris M Walter
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1984
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of borders:
1
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Describe the source of the pattern:
Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Jackie (Jacklyn) Borup
Quilt owner's city:
Saranac
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:
I prefer geometric designs.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Walter, Dori. Maple Leaf. 1982. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6911. Accessed: 04/25/24