QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6989

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0889

Owner's name for the quilt:

Clay's Choice

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1985

Quilt top made by:

Hoag, Hildegard S.

Quilted by:

Hoag, Hildegard S.

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:

Flushing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Genesee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1978

When was the quilt finished?

5/1980

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made quilt for daughter, Teresa. Each daughter got a quilt.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Flushing

Quiltmaker's county:

Genesee

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Neussendorfer

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/26/1917

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School and graduate of business school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired (Secretary, State of Michigan)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Neussendorfer, Louis

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Neussendorfer, Maria Yanker

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Irish

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

Retired (from G.M.)

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

St. Robert's Holy Family Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Flushing, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

We made quilts for a raffle at Xmas bazaars, Honey Bee, Lenox Plate (my own design), Birds in Air, Variable Star

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Hildegard Hoag

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

May 1980

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

8 1/2", 3 1/2", 3"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Chain

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Meijer's in Flint. White print with blue rosebuds was purchased at an estate sale.

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Good Housekeeping Magazine, Aug. 1973, p. 108.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Masonic Temple Eastern Stars, Flushing, MI, March 16, 1985

Contests entered:

Saginaw Fair, Chesaning, MI, 9/1980, Second prize, red ribbon, block category

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Teresa Hoag

Quilt owner's city:

Flushing

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

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:

Applique and too many pieced to make a choice. Favorite colors, blues, earth tones, reds.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum