QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7196
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1353
Owner's name for the quilt:
Rose of Sharon
When was the form filled out?
6/28/1985
Quilt top made by:
Van Alstine, Sophia
Quilted by:
Van Alstine, Sophia
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?
Inherited
Where the quilt was made, county:
Shiawasee
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1860
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Vernon
Quiltmaker's county:
Shiawassee
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
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
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
rose
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Swartz Creek United Methodist Church, Swartz Creek, MI
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great granddaughter of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Dorothy Meier
Quilt owner's city:
Swartz Creek
Quilt owner's county:
Genesee
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Vivian Meier, granddaughter, Dorothy Meier great-granddaughter
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
Cite this Quilt
Van Alstine, Sophi. Rose of Sharon. 1860. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7196. Accessed: 04/27/24