QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-2865

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Lakeshore Museum Center Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0324

Quilt's title:

Emroidered Fundraising Quilt

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Ladies Aid Society of the Wood Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Where the quilt was made, city:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

early 1890s

When was the quilt finished?

early 1890s

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Details about why the quilt was made:

The quilt was used to raise money for a bell for the new church, completed in 1893. Each business represented paid for their square and then the quilt was displayed at the new Church. The only business on the quilt that is still in existence today is A. K

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's county:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Wood Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Several Muskegon businesses of the 1890s.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Number of quilt blocks:

1 large center block, 38 smaller blocks

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Our Quilts Collecting Colorful Memories, Muskegon, MI, June 1998-March 1999, Muskegon County Museum

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

Exhibit label

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Muskegon County Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Raffle or contest prize

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

"Will you kindly give this letter to someone who is interested..." wrote Arthur E. Kellogg of Traverse City, Michigan to the Muskegon city manager in 1968. He wondered if anyone would be interested in a 75 year old quilt made by the Ladies Aid Society of the Wood Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church of Muskegon. Arthur's grandfather, the Reverend E.F. Kellogg, headed the Church in the early 1890s when the quilt was created. Arthur donated the delicately drawn quilt to the Muskego County Museum in memory of his grandfather.

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

The Wood Avenue M.E. Church held services until 1967 when the congregation moved to a new location and changed its name to the Crestwood United Methodist Church.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum