QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6915

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0761

Owner's name for the quilt:

Aunt Mary's Rose Garden

Biography of the quiltmaker?

I took a class to learn NQA judging standards and judge quilts now.

When was the form filled out?

5/17/1985

Quilt top made by:

First, Roberta

Quilted by:

First, Roberta

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ionia

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ionia

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1979

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Details about why the quilt was made:

This was made for my oldest daughter but was not finished for her wedding. After her honeymoon she told me her husband didn't like pink. So I made her a brown one. My youngest daughter wants it no matter if her husband likes pink or not!

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's county:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kelly

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/28/1932

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.S. Michigan State University

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Le Valley United Methodist Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

was home ec. teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kelly, Luke

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kelly, Ruth Peterson

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6/11/1955

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

First, John

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

German, Isle of Mann

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

Farmer dairy

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 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

Homestead Quilters, Ionia County;

What are the main activities of the group?

Homestead Quilters encourage each other also quilting trips

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

101"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Dirty

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Roberta First

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1980

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

14"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

11 1/2"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Scallop and Heart

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Better Homes and Gardens Craft Catalogue

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

LeValley Methodist Church Quilt Show, Ionia, MI, 1984

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Roberta First

Quilt owner's city:

Ionia

Quilt owner's county:

Ionia

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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 a variety, have made 4 lone star because of demand

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum