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:

98.0033

Owner's name for the quilt:

Periwinkle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kite Quilt, Arkansas Snowflake, Arkansas Star, Star Kites

Brackman # or other source & #:

1931

Quilt top made by:

Spellman, Mary Alice

Quilted by:

Spellman, Mary Alice

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Although the top was quilted and pieced by Mary Alice Spellman, the quilt was not bound until the 1980's (by Minnie Bishop, a proessional).

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

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Shelby

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oceana

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

c1935

When was the quilt finished?

c1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Shelby

Quiltmaker's county:

Oceana

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Rogers

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/22/1859

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2/1942

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

high school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

home maker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Rogers, __________

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

8/22/1885 (I have the marriage certificate)

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Spellman, Phares

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

farmer, businessman

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

92"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Repairs:

Rebound

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

342

Size of quilt blocks:

5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Much of the fabric was from dresses.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary B. VanAllsburg

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

owned by maker's granddaughter

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum