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:

85.1208

Quilt's title:

Lynette's Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose applique

When was the form filled out?

6/20/1985

Quilt top made by:

Buhler, Blanche

Quilted by:

Buhler, Blanche

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:

Petoskey

Where the quilt was made, county:

Emmet

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Petoskey

Quiltmaker's county:

Emmet

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cole

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/13/1915

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Midland Blueprint Service owner, retired

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cole, Lucius E.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Canada

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cole, Florence White

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

New York State

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

Swiss

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

Civil Engineer

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

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

Wedding gift

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

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

Suncoast Quilting Circle

Where does/did the group meet?

St. Petersburg, FL

What are the main activities of the group?

Two quilt shows, 1983, 1985

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

91"

How long is the quilt?

104 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

E. Blanchee Buhler

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1983-1985

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

9"

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

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:

11

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

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

Rose

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Describe the source of the pattern:

The rose was a quilting pattern but the border was designed by quiltmaker.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lynette Ball Ewbank

Quilt owner's city:

Petoskey

Quilt owner's county:

Emmet

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

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on this quilt?

Original to maker

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum