Chandler Township Bicentennial Quilt

Quilt Index Record: 1E-3D-134E
Project Information
InstNameF003Michigan State University Museum
InstProjNameF003aMichigan Quilt Project
InstInvContrNumF00485.1164
Page 1
QuiltTitleF009Chandler Township Bicentennial Quilt
DateDataF006b6/20/198
QuiltTopF054QuiltedByF055OthPeopleF056Along with Mrs. Oldhame ther were between thirty-five and forty different women that worked on the Chandler quilt.
MakerGroupNameF097Women of Chandler Township group
IfQownerF007bReceived as a gift
LocMadeF057aBoyne Falls
ProvCountyF057bCharlevoix
ProvStateF057dMichigan (MI)
DateQuiltF0231976-1999
DateBegunF023a1974
DateFinishF023b1976
Page 2-Quiltmaker Information
ReasonsF060Commemorative
OtherF060aAs we worked we not only learned stitchery (only 3 or 4 of the women had made a quilt before) but also our local history. Many times, if the woman sewing the section knew the family she was working with she would put something that typified that family. N
PresUseF062CityF106aBoyne Falls
CountyF106Charlevoix
StateF107Michigan (MI)
EnviroF104cMarriageF099bSpouseF113LearnedToQuiltF117WhenQuiltF118WhyQuiltF119Page 3-Physical Description
TypeObjF008Finished quilt
OverallWidthF12a106"
OverallLengthF012b106"
ShapeEdgeF013Straight
PredomColorsF014Green
QuiltSpecColorF014aOverallColorF14bMulticolor
DamageF016RepairsF017TypeInscripF019ContInscripF020Any person who has owned land in Chandler for 5 years or more has their family name on the quilt along with the years that they owned the land. Over 800 names.
MethodInscripF021LocInscripF022LayFormatF024Block pattern
NumBlockF02636
SizeBlockF02718"
ArrangeBlockF028Straight
SpacingF029Side by side
BlockStyleF030aPage 4-Physical Description continued
FiberTypesF035Cotton or polyester blend
FabricTypeF036FabPrintF037ConstrucF038Hand Piecing
ConstrucF038bHand Applique
ConstrucF038dConstrucF038gEmbroidery
EmbMatF039FabFiberTypesF040ColorBackingF040bDescBackF043Page 5-Binding and Quilting
MatUsedF044FabStrucF045ConstrucBindF046QuiltTechF049Hand quilting
DesignF052aDesignF052bDesignF052cPage 6-Design and Fabric Sources
OthSourceF063aSome fabrics came from JoAnn Fabrics, the rest came from scraps.
TopSourceF064Original to maker
ExhibitListF067aMichigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, Lansing, MI, September 13, 1987-January 30, 1988, Michigan Historical Museum; University of Southern Illinois
ContestListF071aCheboygan County Fair, Cheboygan, MI, , Ribbon; Emmet County Fair, ribbon; Otsego County Fair, ribbon
RelItemsF088aMichigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 171, page 113. Detroit Free Press, 1976. Patterns, Templates
Page 7-Owner Information
OwnershipF082Public-Other
OwnerNameF082aChandler Township
OwnerCityF084Boyne Falls
OwnerCountyF085Charlevoix
OwnerStateF086Michigan (MI)
DateObtainedF088c6/20/198
AcquiredF058Gift
QuiltHistF059As we did the land history of the township, people that remember the families would tell the stories are history of that family.
The Chandler Quilt contains the history of land ownership in Chandler Township. The design is based on a township plat map. Our township has 36 sections, each section equalling 640 acres of land. The first land transaction took place in 1871. The quilts cover over 100 years of history.
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AccessF080Restricted
CopyRestF080cMichigan State University Museum
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Historical and Cultural Information About this Quilt
IfQmakerF007aMade entire quilt
PartDesF007cDesigned the pattern
PattSourceF065AddNotesF066Some of the appliques have a special meaning: for instance -- the hand plows in the various sections will have the names of Homesteaders on them, the big wheels and train and other appliques relating to logging stand for Cobbs and Mitchell Lumber Co. and the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad both of which owned a considerable amount of land at one time, the state of Michigan appliques indicate the state owned land in out township (at this time the state owns 80% of the land), and section 2 (second from the top right corner) is the Town of Sprinvale (the only township past or present - in out township). This section was taken from photographs of Springvale taken between 1900-1926. Everything was made as closely to the pictures of the buildings as possible down to a white fence and flames in the gas lamps. The remarkable seamstress of this section is Belle Oldhame.
OtherSourceMatPrizes, awards, ribbons, etc.
Photos of quilter
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Contributing InstitutionsMATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts
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InvenNumF07585.1164
ImageConF075aQuilt
ImageTypeF076Color
SourceF077Slide
HolderF080aMichigan State University Museum
CreditLineF080bCourtesy of Michigan State University Museum
DistribRestF080dMichigan State University Museum
DisplayResF080eMichigan State University Museum
LicenseF080fMichigan State University Museum