QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0517

Owner's name for the quilt:

Mexican Star

Quilted by:

Splitstone, Milly

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Mother of Dolores Meermoan

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?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, county:

Benzie

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

late 1800s

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Fremont

Quiltmaker's county:

Newaygo

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

LaFever

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/29/1926

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

United Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher, judge, author

Quiltmaker's father's name:

LaFever, George Henry

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Indian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

LaFever, Cecilia Kolander

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

First person in her family fo be citizen of US, born on British ship already in US waters of Swedish parents

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

3/6/1944

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Splitstone, Harry Oscar Joseph

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

English, Pennsylvania Dutch

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

Postal clerk, retired

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

National Quilting Association; American Quilters Society; West Michigan Quilters Guild; Tall Pines Quilters, MI; Tuesday Quilters, MI; Booneslick Trail Quilters Guild, Missouri; Coachella Valley Quilters, CA; Cactus Kickers, CA; Lunch Bunch, CA

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

89"

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:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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?

Cream

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)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Stars

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

Betty Boyink book

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Milly LaFever Splitstone

Quilt owner's city:

Fremont

Quilt owner's county:

Newaygo

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mother's estate sale

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:

Pieced, I like the geometry

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Never start a new project on Friday, not even an apron

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum