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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