QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-1693

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0260

Quilt's title:

The Stars with the Vines

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ohio Star block

Quilt top made by:

Mitchell, Michelle

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Michelle

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Clinton Twp.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Macomb

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1998

When was the quilt finished?

1999

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Clinton Twp.

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hulle

Quiltmaker's birth date:

5/20/1948

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Belgium

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Interior Design from Institute of Merchandising and Design

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Interior Designer

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Van Hulle, Albert

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Callewaert, Olga R.

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

9/9/1967

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

Mitchell, Stewart B.

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

Project Manager, GM

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

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?

Metro Detroit Quilt Guild, Tri County Quilt Guild, Warren, Ann Arbor Quilt Guild

What are the main activities of the group?

Social gatherings, lectures, classes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

69"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

8"

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner 1 1/4", Outer 4 3/4". Half square triangle border and outside applique border.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Meander

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Rick rack on binding

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilt Guild Show, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002; Metro Detroit Quilt Guild Show 2001

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

Interview with quilter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Michelle Mitchell

Quilt owner's city:

Clinton Twp.

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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:

This started as an exchange amongst Tri-county Quilt Guid Members.

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

Sewing machine. Currently wearable art dominates my quilting time.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum