QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8300

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0214

Owner's name for the quilt:

Scripture Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crown of Thorns, Joseph's Coat, Jacob's Ladder, Temple Court, Children of Israel, Dove in the Window, Cross within Cross, Job's Troubles, Steps to the Altar, Golgotha, World without End, Christmas Star, Star of Bethlehem, and Eye of God. Tree of Life cent

When was the form filled out?

5/7/1986

Name of the group that made the quilt:

First United Methodist Church Quilters

If this quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

Group meets weekly to quilt either at the church or in the home of a member. The member charges a minimum of $200 for a bed size quilt.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Midland

Where the quilt was made, county:

Midland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

2/ 1985

When was the quilt finished?

9/ 1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's city:

Midland

Quiltmaker's county:

Midland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Meredith Jackson and her friends Aleta Smith, Phyllis Syverud, Inarae Young, Lillian Richardson, Karen Gray, Alice Ralston, and Sally Roberson are known as the First United Methodist Quilters.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

100"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

15 pieced

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 1/2

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gray

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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)?

1 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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 Mid-Michigan stores.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, Lansing, MI, September 13, 1987-January 30, 1988, Michigan Historical Museum; First United Methodist Church Bazar, Midland MI; King's Daughters Home, Midland. MI

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Michigan Quilts, figure 253. p. 155

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

First United Methodist Church

Quilt owner's city:

MIdland

Quilt owner's county:

Midland

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:

Blocks chosen for Bible topics. Central block: Tree of Life. Perimeter blocks: Crown of Thorns; Joseph's Coat; Jacob's Ladder; Temple Court; Children of Israel; Dove in the Window; Cross Within Cross; Job's Troubles; Steps to the Altar; Golgotha; World Without End; Christmas Star; Star of Bethlehem; and Eye of God.

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Glendinning

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum