QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-3131
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
99.0581
Owner's name for the quilt:
One Patch
Quilt top made by:
Anderson, Margery L.
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:
Salt Lake City
Where the quilt was made, county:
Salt Lake
Where the quilt was made, state:
Utah (UT)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1982
When was the quilt finished?
1982
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
Christmas, 1982
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
West Jordan
Quiltmaker's county:
Salt Lake
Quiltmaker's state:
Utah (UT)
Quiltmaker's birth date:
3/12/1951
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scandinavian, English, Dutch, German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
College degree
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Project Engineer, semi conductor industry
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Williams, Geral W.
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English Dutch German
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Williams, Luella R. Lindbeck
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Swede, Finn, Norwegian
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Anderson, Michael (divorced)
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
carpenter
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 30-39
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
1-5 quilts
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
58"
How long is the quilt?
78"
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Brown
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
221
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Upholstery fabric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
17" skirt with 2 3/4" border (unlined)
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Materials for top were cut from discarded pieces/samples of upholstery fabric
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Carrie Jacobs Bond Memorial Threaders Quilt Show, Iron River, MI, 1995
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photos of quilter
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Mother of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Luella R. Williams
Quilt owner's city:
Iron River
Quilt owner's county:
Iron
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Pillow shams to match as a Christmas gift to her parents.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Anderson, Margery L. One Patch. 1982. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3131. Accessed: 04/23/24