QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0037

Quilt's title:

Milwaukee Clipper Night Skies

Quilt top made by:

Iverson, Peggy

Quilted by:

Hustier, Carol

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fruitport

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ottawa

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2008

When was the quilt finished?

July 2008

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quilt is presently used as:

Lap robe/shawl

Quiltmaker's city:

Fruitport

Quiltmaker's county:

Ottawa

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/26/1949

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

white

Quiltmaker's educational background:

12

Quiltmaker's occupation:

truck driver, factory worker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

________, Oscar

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

___________, Irene

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Patchers at the Lakeshore

Where does/did the group meet?

Muskegon, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

73"

How long is the quilt?

62 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Gold; Gray; Red

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Peggy Iverson

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

7-20-09

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Peggy Iverson

Quilt owner's city:

Fruitport

Quilt owner's county:

Ottawa

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

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 top

Copyright holder:

MSU Museum