QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7715
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1413
Owner's name for the quilt:
Airplanes
When was the form filled out?
7/11/1985
Quilt top made by:
Smith, Mary Lou
Quilted by:
Smith, Mary Lou
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?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Maple Rapids
Where the quilt was made, county:
Clinton
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1984
When was the quilt finished?
1984
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
1st birthday
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
St. Johns
Quiltmaker's county:
Clinton
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Wilson
Quiltmaker's birth date:
7/16/1930
Quiltmaker's educational background:
12th grade graduate
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
none
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Wilson, Deville
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Wilson, Nettie
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Foreman
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
72"
How long is the quilt?
80"
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:
42
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Sashing width:
2"
Number of borders:
1
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Brown
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?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the source of the pattern:
Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandson of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Joshua G. Smith
Quilt owner's city:
Middleton
Quilt owner's county:
Gratiot
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
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:
Log Cabin and Sampler
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Smith, Mary Lo. Airplanes. 1984. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7715. Accessed: 03/29/24