QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1580
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
02.0155
Quilt's title:
Why I Like Michigan
Quilt top made by:
Mazza, Ingeborg
Quilted by:
Mazza, Ingeborg
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Mio
Where the quilt was made, county:
Oscoda
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1996
When was the quilt finished?
1996
Why was the quilt made?
Teaching or learning sample
Details about why the quilt was made:
After making our Region 2 MQN banner I received requests to teach my methods, so I needed a landscape of my own, I was asked to teach at the Jesse Besser Museum, Alpena, Michigan.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Mio
Quiltmaker's county:
Oscoda
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Geisinger
Quiltmaker's birth date:
2/1/1926
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
2 1/2 years teacher college, Karlsruhe, Germany
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Catholic
Quiltmaker's occupation:
seamstress and fitter for ready to wear (J.L. Hudson)
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Geisinger, Friedrich
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Kercher, Barbara
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
7/7/1956
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Anthony Mazza
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
sales and builder (business)
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Class
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 50 or over
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
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?
MQN
What are the main activities of the group?
Meetings, small groups to further the members skill to higher levels and sharing of knowledge
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
21"
How long is the quilt?
25"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Inge Mazza
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1996
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Tulle
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
NQA Show, Grand Rapids, MI , 1996, Quilt Fair/Guild Show
Contests entered:
North East Michigan Fine Arts, Annual Quilt Show, Standish, MI , 1997, First place
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Inge Mazza
Quilt owner's city:
Mio
Quilt owner's county:
Oscoda
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 am using many different techniques whatever gives the best effect. Innovative, orginal designs, I do not like to copy. I tend to gravitate toward landscapes.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Mazza, Ingebor. Why I Like Michigan. 1996. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1580. Accessed: 05/23/24