QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5151

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

00.0538

Quilt's title:

LeMoyne Star variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pinwheel, Star of the Milky Way, Twinkle Star, LeMoyne Star & Pinwheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

1282

When was the form filled out?

4/1/2004

Quilt top made by:

Strauss, Elizabeth

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1900-1910

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

mid 1930s

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

83 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue; Pink

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Source of the information on this quilt:

Step granddaughter in law of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Richard and Barbara Strauss

Quilt owner's city:

Niles

Quilt owner's county:

Berrien

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

We think quilts were made by my husband's step grandmother, Elizabeth Strauss. She died in the mid thirties. I noticed today it appears that a name tag had been sewed on the back of the quilts but the name has been snipped out. I wish I knew the reason.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Museum