QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7001
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.0903
Owner's name for the quilt:
Carpenter's Wheel
Quilt top made by:
Chema, Esther
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Flint
Where the quilt was made, county:
Genesee
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Flint
Quiltmaker's county:
Genesee
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Lyman
Quiltmaker's birth date:
7/11/
Quiltmaker's educational background:
9 grade
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Lyman, _____
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
American
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Lyman, Lizzie
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Slovish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
retired
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 50 or over
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
This is a:
Finished quilt
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Esther Chema
Quilt owner's city:
Flint
Quilt owner's county:
Genesee
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
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
9 patch on angle
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Chema, Esthe. Carpenter's Wheel. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7001. Accessed: 04/18/24