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12-8-8239

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0112

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pineapple Wallhanging

When was the form filled out?

3/16/1986

Quilt top made by:

Baker, Mary Jean

Quilted by:

Baker, Mary Jean

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Charlotte

Where the quilt was made, county:

Eaton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1978

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Charlotte

Quiltmaker's county:

Eaton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Martens

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/8/1941

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

some college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired secretary Charlotte public schools, freelance journalist, Watkins Sales

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Martens, Charlie E

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Martens, Ruth Maxine Martin

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

French/German Austrian

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

Penn. Dutch

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

Insurance agent

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?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

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

I started giving a quilt for graduation to nieces and nephews. Also made my first 4 children quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

Maple Leaf Quilters; Courthouse Square Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Charlotte, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Frontier Days Quilt Show. Approx. 20 members sponsored quilt shows for several years during Frontier Days (Maple Leaf quilters). Our Maple Leaf Quilt Club had quilting bees often back in the late 1970s. Served coffee, cookies or donuts.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

24 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

27"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MJB

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased in Charlotte, MI.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Saw a tiny picture of a similar pineapple in a room setting in a magazine many years ago.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Frontier Days Quilt Show, Charlotte, MI, 1979

Contests entered:

Eaton County 4-H Fair, Charlotte, MI, 1979, Blue ribbon

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Jean Baker

Quilt owner's city:

Charlotte

Quilt owner's county:

Eaton

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:

Used same pineapple pattern for center of quilt.

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Ohio Star, easy to piece, Clay's Choice

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Baker, Mary Jea. Pineapple Wallhanging. 1978. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8239. Accessed: 03/29/24

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