QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7644
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.2010
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
68.5.2
Owner's name for the quilt:
Variation of Cats and Mice with Sawtooth Border
Quilt top made by:
Haase, Sophia
Quilted by:
Haase, Sophia
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
1875-1900
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's state:
Illinois (IL)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Weber
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
32"
How long is the quilt?
49 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of borders:
One at each end
Describe the borders:
2 1/4"
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:
3
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Detroit Historical Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Detroit
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Mrs. Clarence B. Hilberry, donor; made by her mother Sophia Weber Haase
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
Haase, Sophi. Variation of Cats and Mice with Sawtooth Border. 1875-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7644. Accessed: 03/28/24