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:

85.1658

Quilt's title:

Linnea's Sunshine Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin, Monkey Wrench, Grandmothers Flower Garden, Pine Tree, Tumbling Blocks, Card Trick, Birds in Flight, Dresden Plate, Nine Patch, Fan, Ohio Star, Flower Basket, LeMoyne Star, Storm at Sea, Snail's Trail.

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Needlework of various kinds has always interested me. I have done knitting, crocheting, crewel, rug hooking, needlepoint, cross stitch, and stenciling in addition to quilting.

When was the form filled out?

7/27/1985

Quilt top made by:

Draper, Karen

Quilted by:

Draper, Karen

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Iron Mountain

Where the quilt was made, county:

Dickinson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

3/1984

When was the quilt finished?

6/1985

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

My daughter's first twin bed after she moved out of her crib. It was also a sampler to improve my piecing ability and turned out to be a challenge in color distribution and balance. Piecing this really gave me a lot more confidence in my accuracy.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Iron Mountain

Quiltmaker's county:

Dickinson

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Lundquist

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/23/1955

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BA in business from Bethel College in St. Paul, MN

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

born-again Christian. Member of Immanuel Baptist church in Kingsford, MI

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lundquist, Archie Martin

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Lundquist, Elvera Linnea Anderson

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

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

Draper, Kenneth Alfred

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

English, Fench, German

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

Hardware store sales

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

The versatility of quilting really appeals to me. I have used it in making bedcovers, wall hangings, and window coverings, as well as to accent clothing and stenciled items.

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

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Spinning Spools Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Iron Mountain, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the type of inscription:

Title

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Karen Draper, Sunshine Sampler

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1984

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

5"

Number of borders:

1

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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:

3

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

5"

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Cobwebs

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics were purchased at the Einerlei Shop.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Iron County Museum during a quilting demonstration, Caspian, MI

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Karen Lundquist Draper

Quilt owner's city:

Iron Mountain

Quilt owner's county:

Dickinson

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

The blocks used are traditional designs. Tumbling blocks - Linnea's toys; Pine tree - evergreens in our yard; Flower Basket - our spring garden; Storm at Sea - my personal piecing utlimate challenge. The leftover material is being saved to use in a one-square-a-year memory quilt for Linnea.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum