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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5262

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:

08.0081

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

2008:119.21

Object label:

Cuesta's Choice
Hazel Carter
Vienna, Virginia
1983
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:119.21

Essay:

Cuesta said of the quilt,
[This was] designed and made by Hazel Carter as a surprise for me at the time of my induction into the Quilter's Hall of Fame. Prior to this I had found an early quilt pattern called "Hazel's Choice," and sent it to Hazel Carter to ask if she knew there was an early quilt pattern named for her. It was a kind of joke because that pattern was published before Hazel was born! Meanwhile, Hazel designed and made this quilt that she called "Cuesta's Choice." When she presented it to me at my induction, I was truly surprised, happy, and honored to have an original design named for me.

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

Quilt's title:

Cuesta's Choice

When was the form filled out?

4/22/08

Quilt top made by:

Carter, Hazel

Quilted by:

Carter, Hazel

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vienna

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

c1980

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Vienna

Quiltmaker's state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Hazel Carter made ths quilt for Cuesta's induction to the Quilters' Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana. Hazel Carter is renowned in the quilt world for her editing and writing for quilting magazines, curating quilt shows, as an appraiser and consultant. She is one of the guiding forces responsible for founding the Quilters Hall of Fame.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

18"

How long is the quilt?

18"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Brown; Orange; Teal; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Inner black 2" wide Middle bright green 2" wide Outer 6" solid brown

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

From Cuesta, "Designed and made by Hazel Carter, Vienna, VA as a surprise for me at the time of my induction into the Quilter's Hall of Fame. Prior to this I had found an early quilt pattern called "Hazel's Choice," and sent it to Hazel Carter to ask if she knew there was an early quilt pattern named for her. It was a kind of joke because that pattern was published before Hazel was born! Meanwhile, Hazel designed and made this quilt that she called "Cuesta's Choice." When she presented it to me at my induction, I was truly surprised, happy, and honored to have an original design named for me."

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.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Carter, Haze. Cuesta's Choice. c1980. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Cuesta Benberry Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5262. Accessed: 03/28/24

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