QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5663

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0643

Owner's name for the quilt:

Clay's Choice

When was the form filled out?

3/23/1985

Quilt top made by:

Schulze, Carol

Quilted by:

Schulze, Carol

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Crystal Falls

Where the quilt was made, county:

Iron

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

For daughter-in-law and son

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Crystal Falls

Quiltmaker's county:

Iron

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Trestrail

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/6/1913

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BS Degree, Eastern University

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Trestrail, Albert H.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Trestrail, Carrie J.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Schulze, Kenneth W.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Superintendent of Schools

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

Because they are so pretty

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Doris Enstrom, Lou McCreary, Orline Karnack

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Carol J Schuze

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1985

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2"

Describe the borders:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt

Describe the source of the pattern:

Quilt made by friend Doris Enstrom

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Carol J. Schulze

Quilt owner's city:

Crystal Falls

Quilt owner's county:

Iron

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum