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:

85.1219

Owner's name for the quilt:

Royal Aster

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:

Treasure Island

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pinellas

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1980

When was the quilt finished?

6/1981

Details about why the quilt was made:

Quilt was made for son's and daughter-in-law's 25th wedding anniversary on 6/16/1981

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 marriage date(s):

7/13/1946

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

Buhler, Walter

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?

87 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Blanche Buhler

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the borders:

21", 8", 7 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased in Florida.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Quilt World

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Terrace Inn Quilt Show, Bay View, MI, Summer 1982 and 1983

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marjorie Ball

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

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Owner used colored fabric remaining from quilt and purchased enough fabric to make a table cover with a celtic block design to be used with the quilt on a round bedside table.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum