QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7219

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1530

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Honey Bee, Bridal Wreath, Baby Blocks, Churn Dash, Dresden Plate, Bear's Paw, Love Knot, Jimstar (original design)

When was the form filled out?

5/24/1985

Quilt top made by:

Elliott, Luella Mae

Quilted by:

Elliott, Luella Mae

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marlette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sanilac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

1/1984

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlette

Quiltmaker's county:

Sanilac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Lamie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/24/1935

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 years MSU; part time: St. Clair County Community College; Investor's Diversified Securites Chaska, MN; First Federal Savings Bank and Trust Seminar

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lamie, Clifford Reuban

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Both French parents, Traverse City area farmers

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gatzke, Theresa Hattie

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Both Polish parents, farmers in Traverse City area

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

Elliott, Burney James

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

Maternal Norwegian, Wales, ND

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

Haberdasher and mobile home factory worker

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

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

I enjoy the challenge of using the materials at hand to create something meaningful, beautiful, and usefull

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 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?

84"

How long is the quilt?

104"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

3 1/2"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

11 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Button

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics include recycled dress goods from mother/daughter dresses, and skirts worn by the quilter in high school. Many fabric scraps saved over the years in anticipation of making a quilt. Fabric from a high school banner project

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

One block designed by husband.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Luella Mae Lamie Elliott

Quilt owner's city:

Marlette

Quilt owner's county:

Sanilac

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

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

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

Batting came from Christmas window display at menswear store where husband worked. Son Ron contributed a button used on Churn Dash block.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum