QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5251

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Cuesta Benberry Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

08.0071

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2008:119.11

Object label:

Friendship Quilt
Cassie Cavanaugh, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Star
Mary Conroy, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Quilt logo
Annette Amann, St. Louis, MO, Indiana Rose
Letha Rice, Leavenworth, KS, Kansas Troubles
Mary Schafer, Flushing, MI, Love Apple
Louise Mueller, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Star
Marie Shirer, Lawrence, KS, Vine of Friendship
Doris Miller, Baldwin City, KS, Publisher's Sunflower
Evelyn Brown, Gainesville, FL, Bouquet for Cuesta (original design)
Shirley Hedman, Schenectady, NY, Pennsylvania Dutch peace and love design
Mary Ghormley, Lincoln, NE, Nebraska Windmill
Callie Olson, Osage City, KS, Kansas Dugout (hearts in corners signify love of home and family; friends; quilting; and life)
Joyce Gross, Mill Valley, CA, Hawaiian pattern
Ruth Snyder, Independence, KS, Rosebud Wreath
Helen Ericson, Emporia, KS, Sweetheart Rose
Dolores Hinson, Austin, TX, modern Broderie Perse
Nancy Bradford Garver, Schenectady, NY, Springtime
Suellen Meyer, Creve Couer, MO, Little Red Schoolhouse (referencing Cuesta as a teacher)
Bonnie Leman, Wheatridge CO, Pineapple
Ione McIntyre, Bemidji, MN, original design (open book for history and reading)
Chris Wolf Edmonds, Lawrence, KS, original design
Carol Crabb, Columbia, MO, replica of Bertha Stenge's Noah's Ark
Barbara Brackman, Lawrence, KS, St. Louis Star
Louise Townsend, Denver, CO, Cluster of Lillies (Kansas City Star Pattern)
Barbara Bannister, Alanson, MI, Star Dust
Marge Ragle, Lawrence, KS, original design of variation of Sunbonnet Sue
Liz Rushing, Picayune, MS, "The Siblings" (from Workbasket)
Joyce Aufderheide, New Ulm, MN, her logo featuring Hands All Around quilt
Elaine Sparlin, Lenexa, KS, original design
Mary Borkowski, Dayton, OH, abstract flower design
Frances Noack, St. Louis, MO, Iris
Shirley Conlon, San Diego, CA, Star
Betty Hagerman, Baldwin City, KS, Sunbonnet Sue
Edna Ford, Louisville, KY, Souvenir of Friendship (from Hearth & Home)
Jean Ameduri, St. Louis, MO, color spectrum with sunset
Ruby Hinson Duncan, Imoboden, AK, Butterfly
Denise Poepsel, St. Louis, MO, Monkey Wrench
Enola M. Gish, Baldwin City, KS, Conventional Lily
Loretta Harturp, Kirkwood, MO, Dutch Doll
Sally Garoutte, Mill Valley, CA, Star on a String
Quilted by Betty Hagermann
1979
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:119.11

Essay:

This quilt was coordinated by Betty Hagerman and Helen Ericson who contacted friends of Cuesta to obtain the quilt blocks. It is a "who's who" of quiltmakers and quilt historians, past and present. Cuesta, said, Because so many "famous quilt people" contributed blocks, people often called it the "celebrity" quilt. I do know the quilt receives more invitations than I do!

A memorable part of Cuesta’s legacy was her generosity in sharing her knowledge and her research collections with both established and emerging scholars, collectors, and museum professionals. She served as mentor and friend to anyone who showed a serious desire to engage in research on quilt history. Of her work, Cuesta once said, If I try to say what about my quilt career has been the greatest I’ll say it’s the friends I’ve made.

By Mary Worrall, from the exhibit Unpacking Collections: the Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, An African American Quilt Scholar.

Quilt's title:

Friendship Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

sampler

When was the form filled out?

4/22/08

Quilt top made by:

Cavanaugh, Cassie; Conroy, Mary; Amann, Annette; Rice, Letha; Schafer, Mary; Mueller, Louise; Shirer, Marie; Miller, Doris; Brown, Evelyn; Hedman, Shirley; Ghormley, Mary; Olson, Callie; Gross, Joyce; Snyder, Joyce; Snyder, Ruth; Ericson, Helen; Hinson, Dolores; Garver, Nancy Bradford; Meyer, Suellen; Leman, Bonnie; McIntyre, Ione; Edmonds, Chris Wolf; Crabb, Carol; Brackman, Barbara; Townsend, Louise; Bannister, Barbara; Ragle, Marge; Rushing, Liz; Aufderheide, Joyce; Sparlin, Elaine; Borkowski, Mary; Noack, Frances; Conlon, Shirley; Hagerman, Betty; Ford, Edna; Ameduri, Jean; Duncan, Ruby Hinson; Poepsel, Denise; Gish, Enola M.; Harturp, Loretta; Garoutte, Sally

Quilted by:

Hagermann, Betty

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship; Gift or presentation

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

86"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Gold; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Helen Ericson, Betty Hagerman, Sally Garoutte, Dolores Hinson, Frances Noack, Joyce Aufderheide, Suellen Meyer, Jean Ameduri, Shirley Conlon, Denise Poepsel, Chris Wolf Edmonds, Bonnie Leman, Callie Olson, Louise Townsend, Edna Ford, Ruby Hinson Duncan, Mary Schafer, Joyce Gross, Annette Amman, Barbara Brackman, Bettina Havig, Barbara Bannister, Letha Rice, Cassie Cavanaugh, Mary Conroy. Each maker signed her own block.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1 1/2"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

72

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 1/2" plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

All blocks quilted in the ditch, border features 120 hearts and 116 shadow hearts behind them. Landscape is quilted behind "people" blocks, & triangles at 2" intervals behind "flower" blocks.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

From Cuesta, "Made by Betty Hagerman, Baldwin City and Helen Ericson, Emporia, KS. They contacted friends of mine and obtained 40 blocks from all over the USA and Canada that were set into the quilt. Because so many "famous quilt people" contributed blocks, people often called it the "celebrity" quilt. I do know the quilt receives more invitations than I do!"

Source of the information on this quilt:

MSU Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was collected by Cuesta Benberry to further her research on quiltmaking and/or African American quiltmaking. Her son donated the collection to the Michigan State University Museum when she passed away in 2007.

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

Those who made this quilt are famous in some aspect of quitlmaking and are prize-winning quilters. Examples: Designer Chris Wolf Edmonds has won many prizes in Houston, Suellen Meyer is a renowned quilt collector, Joyce Gross is a well-known quilt historian and collector, Bettina Havig is a quilter of note and an author of many books on quiltmaking, Barbara Bannister is an author and collector of quilts. The collective fame of the makers is enormous. This quilt is one-of-a-kind and reflects how beloved Cuesta Benberry is to her friends. It is a "who's who" of quiltmakers, past and present. Cassie Cavanaugh, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Star Mary Conroy, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Quilt logo Annette Amann, St. Louis, MO, Indiana Rose Letha Rice, Leavenworth, KS, Kansas Troubles Mary Schafer, Flushing, MI, Love Apple Louis Mueller, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Star in the arch Marie Shirer, Lawrence, KS, Vine of Friendship Doris Miller, Baldwin City, KS, Publisher's Sunflower Evelyn Brown, Gainesville, FL, Bouquet for Cuesta, original design Shirley Hedman, Schenectady, NY, Pennsylvania Dutch peace and love design Mary Ghormley, Lincoln, NE, Nebraska Windmill Callie Olson, Osage City, KS, Kansas Dugout, hearts in corners signify love of home and family, love of friends, love of quilting and love of life Joyce Gross, Mill Valley, CA, Hawaiian pattern (no name given) Ruth Snyder, Independence, KS, Rosebud Wreath Helen Ericson, Emporia, KS, Sweetheart Rose Dolores Hinson, Austin, TX, modern Broderie Perse Nancy Bradford Garver, Schenectady, NY, Springtime Suellen Meyer, Creve Couer, MO, Little Red Schoolhouse (Cuesta teaches) Bonnie Leman, Wheatridge CO, Pineapple Ione McIntyre, Bemidji, MN, open book for history and reading Chris Wolf Edmonds, Lawrence, KS, original design; sun peeking out from under clouds with a silver lining over a patchwork quilt Carol Crabb, Columbia, MO, replica of Bertha Stenge's Noah's Ark Barbara Brackman, Lawrence, KS, St. Louis Star Louise Townsend, Denver, CO, Cluster of Lillies, K.C. Star Pattern Barbara Bannister, Alanson, MI, Star Dust Marge Ragle, Lawrence, KS, original design Sunbonnet Sue, with stuffed arm Liz Rushing, Picayune, MS, "The Siblings" from Workbasket Joyce Aufderheide, New Ulm, MN, her logo featuring Hands All Around quilt Elaine Sparlin, Lenexa, KS, original design Mary Borkowski, Dayton, OH, abstract flower design Frances Noack, St. Louis, MO, Iris Shirley Conlon, San Diego, CA, Star featuring stripes mitered in center Presentation block: "To Cuesta: teacher, quilt historian, friend, 1979" Betty Hagerman, Baldwin City, KS, Sunbonnet Sue Edna Ford, Louisville, KY, Souvenir of Friendship from Hearth & Home Jean Ameduri, St. Louis, MO, color spectrum with sunset Ruby Hinson Duncan, Imoboden, AK, butterfly Denise Poepsel, St. Louis, MO, Monkey Wrench Enola M. Gish, Baldwin City, KS, Conventional Lily Loretta Harturp, Kirkwood, MO, Dutch Doll Sally Garoutte, Mill Valley, CA, Star on a String Quilted by Betty Hagermann

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees