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:

03.0078

Quilt's title:

Yule Trees

Quilt top made by:

Stutzman, Judith

Quilted by:

Stutzman, Judith

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Gaylord

Where the quilt was made, county:

Otsego

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

12/1999

When was the quilt finished?

2/2001

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Gaylord

Quiltmaker's county:

Otsego

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Sharp

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/11/1943

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary (retired)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Sharp, Elmer

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sharp, Leona Smith

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

Draftsman (retired)

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Heart of the Pines Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Gaylord, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Comfort the children quilts

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

79 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Judi Stutzman

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

12/99 too 2/01

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower right corner

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

15" x 15"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2 stripes 1 7/8" - 3 7/8" green

Number of borders:

2 on side, 4 on top

Describe the borders:

Outside 5 7/8" inside 1 3/8" dark green 3 3/8" light 1 7/8"

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:

1

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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

I showed this pattern to my husband and he took the magazine to a fabric store and had a clerk help him with selections. There were no quantities of fabric given. Just a picture and a pattern and it was given to me as a Christmas gift (just the fabrics fo

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Quilt, Winter 1999

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Judith Stutzman

Quilt owner's city:

Gaylord

Quilt owner's county:

Otsego

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

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

Hand piecing, Traditional

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum