QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-5190
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
07.0030
Quilt's title:
Caleb's Lizard Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Warm Wishes
Quilt top made by:
Beck, Barbara
Quilted by:
Forrestall, Kelly
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quiltmaker
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Susanville
Where the quilt was made, county:
Lassen
Where the quilt was made, state:
California (CA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
6/9/2004
When was the quilt finished?
8/2005
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Quilt is presently used as:
Bedding, daily use
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Susanville
Quiltmaker's county:
Lassen
Quiltmaker's state:
California (CA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Snyder
Quiltmaker's birth date:
6/4/1954
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
French, Irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
College graduate, Western Michigan University, 1978, Bachelor of Music Therapy
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Catholic
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Health Program Specialist I, State of California Dept. of Corrections
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Snyder, Robert D.
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
McEwen, Doris M.
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Stationary Engineer, State of California, Department of Corrections
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Class
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Susanville Scrapaholics
Where does/did the group meet?
Susanville, CA
What are the main activities of the group?
Sharing the art of quilting and community projects
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
72 1/4"
How long is the quilt?
87 1/4"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Signature; Date
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Barbara Snyder Beck
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
August 2005
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
99
Size of quilt blocks:
8"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Turquoise or Teal
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Echo gecko, added quilted frogs
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
When Caleb was in elementary school (1st-4th grades) every spring during telephone conversations, he would ask if the blue-bellied lizards had come out yet. Inevitable, he would ask his uncle (my husband) to figure out a way to mail him some live lizards (while his mother in the background, was forbidding him to do such a thing). This fabric brought to mind those telephone converstations.
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Magazine
Describe the source of the pattern:
Quiltmaker
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
"Cottage In The Garden" Susanville Scrapaholics 2007 Quilt Show, June 16, 2007.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Photos of quilter Photos from quilt show Bookmark from quiltshow
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Caleb Agruda
Quilt owner's city:
Adrian
Quilt owner's county:
Lenawee
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Barbara Snyder Beck, maternal aunt
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt top
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
The rotary cutter is a great invention!
Copyright holder:
MSU Museum
Cite this Quilt
Beck, Barbar. Caleb's Lizard Quilt. 8/2005. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5190. Accessed: 04/20/24