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12-8-1550

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0125

Quilt's title:

Mother's Butterfly Handkerchiefs

Quilt top made by:

Wheelock, Evelyn

Quilted by:

Wheelock, Evelyn

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:

Houghton Lake

Where the quilt was made, county:

Roscommon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1993

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/22/1918

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2002

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

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

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Evelyn Wheelock

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

15" x 15"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

10" white, 1" black

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rayon

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Beverly Bennett

Quilt owner's city:

Carson City

Quilt owner's county:

Montcalm/Gratiot

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift from her children, 1/2002, Evelyn Wheelock, sister

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 anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Made from my Mother's hankies

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Wheelock, Evely. Mother's Butterfly Handkerchiefs. 1993. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1550. Accessed: 03/29/24