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:

04.0120

Owner's name for the quilt:

Cathedral Window

Quilt top made by:

Goerres, Elizabeth Hulda

Quilted by:

Goerres, Elizabeth Hulda

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hot Springs

Where the quilt was made, county:

Garland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c, 1974

When was the quilt finished?

c, 1976

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Whitehall

Quiltmaker's county:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

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

Goerres, Roy

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

Milkman

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

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

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Cathedral window

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Elizabeth obtained bits of fabric from every family member she could, so many of us recognize old garments from the quilt.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marilyn Irene Curran

Quilt owner's city:

Whitehall

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Her fingers would hurt from sewing through so many layers.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum