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:

86.0296

Owner's name for the quilt:

Cabin Creek

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Schoolhouse

Quilt top made by:

Taber, Charlotte Kay

Quilted by:

Taber, Charlotte Kay

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Brant

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1975

When was the quilt finished?

1977

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Brant

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Renn

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/26/1947

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BA Major Sociology

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Self Realization Fellowship

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Librarian and quilting teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Renn, John V.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Renn, Pauline R. Reeves

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

English

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

Boat twildre

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

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:

5-20 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?

Country Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Methodist Church, Brant, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Meets twice monthly.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

48"

How long is the quilt?

67"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Char Tabor

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1977

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

4 1/2", 1 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Bias 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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Pine Trees

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

Thought of the idea just before going to sleep

Contests entered:

Has been displayed many times. Has won an award/ribbon.

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

A photograph appeared in the Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilt 1979 (Magazine).

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Charlotte Kay Renn Taber

Quilt owner's city:

Brant

Quilt owner's county:

Saginaw

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

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

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

Medallion

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

1st dream under finished quilt comes true

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum