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:

01.0162

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sampler

Quilt top made by:

Smith, Mary Lee

Quilted by:

Smith, Mary Lee

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Whitmore Lake

Where the quilt was made, county:

Livingston

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

These sampler blocks were made while I was teaching a sampler class.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Litchfield

Quiltmaker's county:

Hillsdale

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cook

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/17/1940

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Graduated from high school at Litchfield 1958. Attended Ferris Institute as a freshman in 58-59. Transferred to Eastern, MI in 1959. Graduated 1962 with Bachelors, 1964 with a Masters from E.M.U., Elementary Education

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher, homemaker, retired

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cook, Charles Leon

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cook, Zella Marie Ladd

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

9/9/1960

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

Smith, Donald H.

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

High School Guidance Counselor - retired

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Enjoyment, relaxation like working with color, I like the contact with other quilters.

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?

Brighton Heritage Quilters

What are the main activities of the group?

Inspire, have workshops, learn new techniques. We have speakers demonstrators or workshops occassionally. Help with local quilt shows.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary Smith

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

4 3/4" - 2 3/4"

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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

each block quilted with individual design

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Jill Smith

Quilt owner's city:

Indianapolis

Quilt owner's county:

Marion

Quilt owner's state:

Indiana (IN)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mary Lee Smith, mother

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:

Taught class that inspired design

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

As much hand work as possible - piecing

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

A penny quilted in of the date quilt was made.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum