QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-8377
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.1038
Owner's name for the quilt:
Log Cabin
Biography of the quiltmaker?
"Mother made tied quilts when I was very young, but did not like it." In 1975 I opened a small gift shop of locally hand made items. My husband finished a 9" by 24" end of the garage for this. 3 years later we added on a 14" x 20" room. I went out of business Sept. 1995. My business helped pay our property taxes. I enjoyed it and made a lot of lasting friendships. Isabel joined the Crafty Crew Homemakers in 1985; when working on their annual raffle quilt, they meet at Isabel's home in a 24'x24' craft room with banquet tables to work on. "It has been very rewarding to belong to this group."
When was the form filled out?
8/28/1986
Quilt top made by:
Williams, Isabel
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Cedar River
Where the quilt was made, county:
Menominee
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1978
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Cedar River
Quiltmaker's county:
Menominee
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Piontek
Quiltmaker's birth date:
4/14/1927
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German, Danish, Scot, Irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Retired; owned small gift shop of locally handmade items 1975-1995
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Piontek, Anton
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
German Polish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
McAllen, Alice
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Dane Scottish Irish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
English Welsh
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Retired Machine Operator
Number of children:
3
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 20-29
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Crafty crew
Where does/did the group meet?
We work in my sewing room
What are the main activities of the group?
Makes annual raffle quilt; proceeds go to scholarships and a variety of local charities including the Salvation Army, Food Pantry, Senior Center, Co. library, Fire Dept., Special Olympics, Rescue Squad, Bay Cliff Health Camp, etc.
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
85 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
103"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Vertical strip
Number of quilt blocks:
63
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
3 3/4", 1 7/8"
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Red
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
The red fabric was given to me by a favorite sister in law who was dying of cancer and I was helping to care for her.
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Magazine
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Good Housekeeping
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Isabel Williams
Quilt owner's city:
Cedar River
Quilt owner's county:
Menominee
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:
Our home was covered in logs.
Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:
Because only god is perfect
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Williams, Isabe. Log Cabin. 1978. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8377. Accessed: 03/29/24