QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1839
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
01.0163
Owner's name for the quilt:
Log Cabin
Quilt top made by:
Smith, Mary Lee
Quilted by:
Smith, Mary Lee
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:
Litchfield
Where the quilt was made, county:
Hillsdale
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1995
When was the quilt finished?
1996
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
32nd birthday
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?
76 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
91 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Love to Jill - Mom
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1995-1996
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
48
Size of quilt blocks:
7 1/2"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
7 1/2", pieced inner border 4", 3 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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
11
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
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?
Inheritance
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
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
Cite this Quilt
Smith, Mary Le. Log Cabin. 1996. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1839. Accessed: 04/26/24
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