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:

03.0071

Owner's name for the quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

Quilt top made by:

Toles, Samantha

Quilted by:

Hoaglan, Gertie

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:

Black Rock

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lawrence

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

ca.1940s

Details about why the quilt was made:

Samantha Toles had made another wedding ring quilt which was quite similar. It was a "baby wedding ring." She gave it to the baby of the family, James Toles. He was going to give it to the baby of his family, but another sibling used and lost it. Dorothy

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Walnut Ridge

Quiltmaker's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brown

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1882

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1968

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian (we suspect some Native American heritage, but she always denied it.)

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2nd grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Brown, ________

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

81 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

93"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

143

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

3/8"

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:

3

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Hollly Lubs

Quilt owner's city:

Gaylord

Quilt owner's county:

Otsego

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ollie's daughter, Dottie Stevens sent it to me when Aunt Ollie died. Dottie said she had enough quilts. 1996, Aunt Ollie Winters, Paternal aunt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

All that she made, I loved.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum