QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-274

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

QS09-010

When was the form filled out?

6/13/2009

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

What color is the back of the quilt?

Coral

Width of pieces on the back:

In inches:

How wide is the quilt?

92.5

How long is the quilt?

In Inches:

Size of quilt blocks:

In Inches:

Medallion size:

69 x 69

Sashing width:

In Inches:

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

less than a half inch

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1:2" 4 sides 2:10" 4 sides

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Awesome Blossoms

Subject of the quilt:

flowers

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight (Square)

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Red

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2007

Who estimated the quilt's date?

MQP

Time period:

2000-2025

What is inscribed on the quilt?

see photo

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Owner's name for quilt:

dahlias

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts)

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Painting

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

foiled, satin stitch

Embellishments used:

Beads attached; Synthetic thread

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white, red multi

Thread type used for the quilting:

metallic

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Stipple

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Stipple

Describe the quilting designs used:

bubbles, leaves, clamshell

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

Quilt top made by:

Myers, Claudia Clark

Quilted by:

Badger, Marilyn

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Louis

Quiltmaker's city:

Duluth

Quiltmaker's state:

Minnesota (MN)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Clark

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1940

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Welsh/Brit/French

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Rochester Jr. College 1959-61

Quiltmaker's occupation:

costume designer

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Clark, Ray Franklin

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

New York

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

British/Scottish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

De Temple, Christine

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Welsh, French

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

Belgian/British

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

physician/dermatologist

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Friend; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over; After raising children

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Income; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

paper-piecing, machine quilting, embellishment, design

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

listen to the baseball games on the radio while piecing.

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Learned to sew watching my grandmother make doll clothes to supplement income. Costume designer for ballet, Opera & theater 1974-1998

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

Minnesota Quilters & Northern Lights Machine Quilting Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Minneapolis, MN & Duluth, MN

What are the main activities of the group?

classes, meetings, bus tours, quilt show

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif; Designed the pattern

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Duluth

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Louis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Investment

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

2007 MQS; 2007 IQA, Houston, Texas; 2008 Road to California, California; 2008 Indiana Heritage, Indiana; 2008 Lancaster, Pennsylvania; 2008 AQS Paducah, Kentucky; June 2008 Quilter's Newletter magazine cover & inside story; 2008 Quilt Expo, Madison, Wisconsin; 2008 PIQF (somewhere out west!); 2009 Minnesota Quilters, Duluth; 2009 Quilt Odyssey, ?; 2009 QNM Corporate Gallery, Golden, Colorado for "Cover Girls" exhibit.

Contests entered:

2007 MQS, 3rd place Innovative Custom Quilting; 2007 IQA, Houston, Texas; 2008 Road to California, California, Honorable Mention in Mixed Technique; 2008 Indiana Heritage, Indiana, 3rd place Mixed Technique; 2008 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Best of Show; 2008 AQS Paducah, Kentucky; 2008 Quilt Expo, Madison, Wisconsin, Viewers Choice; 2008 PIQF (somewhere out west!); 2009 Minnesota Quilters, Duluth, 1st Place in Blue Diamong (Masters); 2009 Quilt Odyssey, ?, Best of Show; olorado for "Cover Girls" exhibit.

Quilt owner's name:

Contact: Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Quilt owner's city:

Minneapolis

Quilt owner's state:

Minnesota (MN)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who photographed this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project