QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0923

Owner's name for the quilt:

Good Friday

When was the form filled out?

6/14/1985

Quilt top made by:

Faris, Marjorie L.

Quilted by:

Faris, Marjorie L.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Berkley

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1983

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

For owners on their transfer to another town

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Describe present uses of the quilt:

This topper is used on a double bed. It is placed diagonally over an unbleached muslin spread.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Berkley

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Stites

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/9/1933

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Stites, Clarence E.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hill, Zella M.

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

Faris, William R.

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

Scotch Irish Pennsylvania Dutch

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

Electronics Engineer

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

It's a hobby I enjoy. I have always enjoyed buying fabric and making clothes for my family. Now I make quilts.

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

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

Happy Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Royal Oak, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

We make one quilt a year for raffle by American Cancer Society

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60"

How long is the quilt?

60"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MLF

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1983

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

4", 1 1/2"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

2

How is the binding made?

Bias 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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Stewarts in Birmingham.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Good Housekeeping

Contests entered:

Michigan State Fair, Detroit, MI, 1984, Second place

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns; Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc.; Photos of quilter

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spafford

Quilt owner's city:

Farmington

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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