Indianapolis 500 Quilt Made for Bobby Unser by Jeanetta Holder, 1981
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Jeanetta Holder combined her sewing talents with her love of auto racing in 1976 when she created an Indianapolis 500-themed quilt for that year's race winner, Johnny Rutherford. Holder's quilts, covered with embroidered reproductions of autographs she collected over the years, became an Indy tradition. She made this quilt for Bobby Unser in 1981 after his third and final Indy 500 victory.
Jeanetta Holder combined her sewing talents with her love of auto racing in 1976 when she created an Indianapolis 500-themed quilt for that year's race winner, Johnny Rutherford. Holder's quilts, covered with embroidered reproductions of autographs she collected over the years, became an Indy tradition. She made this quilt for Bobby Unser in 1981 after his third and final Indy 500 victory.
Artifact
Pictorial quilt
Date Made
1981
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Creator Notes
Made by Jeanetta Holder of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.171.18
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby and Lisa Unser.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Polyester (Fiber)
Batting
Technique
Applique (Technique)
Piecing
Embroidering
Quilting
Hand sewing
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
Multicolored
White (Color)
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 117 in
Width: 128 in
Inscriptions
At center of quilt: 3/ 1975/ 1968/ 1981/ INDIANAPOLIS-500 Embroidered on alternating areas: NORTON In purple thread on lower right corner: MADE BY JEANETTA HOLDER / . . . / TO BOBBY-UNSER / THANKS FOR ALL YOU HAVE GAVE / TO RACING. KNOWING YOU HAS BEEN / A JOY TO ME. I'M SURE RACING / WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME WITHOUT / YOU. SO FROM ALL THE FANS AND ME / THANKS / "MUCH LOVE" / THE QUILT LADY JNET
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