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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:

Print

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