QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7212
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1370
Owner's name for the quilt:
Bible Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Pictures from the Bible
When was the form filled out?
7/1/1985
Quilt top made by:
Loudenbeck, Donna E.
Quilted by:
Loudenbeck, Donna E.
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Fowler
Where the quilt was made, county:
Clinton
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
When was the quilt started?
1957
When was the quilt finished?
1985
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Fowler
Quiltmaker's county:
Clinton
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Roberts
Quiltmaker's birth date:
7/25/1926
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School short course (MSU)
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Roberts, Eli
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Roberts, Marion Jane Bates
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
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 40-49
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
40"
How long is the quilt?
51"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Date
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
Pieced 1957 Quilted 1985
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Number of quilt blocks:
6 appliqued, 6 plain
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
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?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
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
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Magazine
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Ladies Home Journal, 1957
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Donna E. Loudenbeck
Quilt owner's city:
Fowler
Quilt owner's county:
Clinton
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by 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:
Grandmother's Flower Garden and Fan
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Loudenbeck, Donna E. Bible Quilt. 1985. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7212. Accessed: 03/29/24