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:

03.0017

Owner's name for the quilt:

Old Tyme Schoolhouse with Star Borders

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Schoolhouse

Quilt top made by:

Adler, Elizabeth A.

Quilted by:

Adler, Elizabeth A.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marquette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Marquette

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1995

When was the quilt finished?

2000

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Details about why the quilt was made:

I wanted to make an old looking quilt. Eleven members of my friendship group each made one block. I furnished the background fabric and the red for the doors and chimneys and gold for windows and asked that they use blacks or grey for the house. I changed

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marquette

Quiltmaker's county:

Marquette

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hart

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/7/1941

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish, German, Swiss, English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School and 400 hours continuing education Notre Dame

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Quiltmaker, teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hart, Donald

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hart, Bertha

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6/4/1961

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

Adler Sr., David P.

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

retired from Diocese of Marquette, Director of Stewardship

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

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

Marquette County Quilters Association; Friendship Group; Explorers Group; Michigan Quilt Network; American Quilters Society

Where does/did the group meet?

Marquette, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Quilting, classes, charity quilts, challenges

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Elizabeth Adler

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

9-12-2000

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower right

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2" x 9"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2"

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

1 5/8" plain, 1 1/2" sawtooth, 5 5/8" pieced star, 1 1/2" pieced sawtooth, outside 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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Quilting Today, #49, 1995

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Marquette County Quilters Association Show, Marquette, MI, Northern Michigan University

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Elizabeth A. Adler

Quilt owner's city:

Marquette

Quilt owner's county:

Marquette

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Hand quilting and applique. My new sewing machine. Traditional, civil war, miniature

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum