QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-9287

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0893

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sampler Quilt

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Learned from Janice MassiI

When was the form filled out?

8/22/1986

Quilt top made by:

Anderson, Helen C.

Quilted by:

Anderson, Helen C.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ironwood

Where the quilt was made, county:

Gogebic

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

The heart designs showed the love and support from others while I lived with my son at Mayo Clinic while he underwent chemo and radiation.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ironwood

Quiltmaker's county:

Gogebic

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Slining

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/30/1942

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Storeowner

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Slining, Robert E.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Slining, Margaret LaFaner

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

Accountant

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

I love quilting, it's good therapy.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Local Quilting Group

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

106"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

HCA

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

84

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Describe the borders:

5 1/4", 3 3/4", 1 3/4"

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Hearts

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Fabric Patch, Ben Franklin, Fabric store in Rochester, MN

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Helen C. Anderson

Quilt owner's city:

Ironwood

Quilt owner's county:

Gogebic

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:

Samplers

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum