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:

85.1364

Quilt's title:

Grandma Hiller's Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Four Patch

When was the form filled out?

7/7/1985

Quilt top made by:

Heller, Myrtie

Quilted by:

Heller, Myrtie

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:

Williams

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1890s

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Kunkel

Quiltmaker's county:

Williams

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Frisbie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/191877

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1/29/1963

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife, mother

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Frisbie, Benjamin

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Potter, Mary Jane

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1895

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

Heller, William

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

English

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

farmer

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

108"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics were probably not purchased for the purpose of making a quilt.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Brenda Jean Hamilton

Quilt owner's city:

Maple Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Myrtie Frisbie Heller, great-grandmother to Grace Heller Upton, grandmother to Brenda Upton Hamilton, 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 square and wedding ring

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum