QUILT INDEX RECORD
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