QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8538

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0447

Owner's name for the quilt:

Feathers, Pineapple, & Lace

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wholecloth

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1985

Quilt top made by:

Williams, Beverly Lynne

Quilted by:

Williams, Beverly Lynne

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cadillac

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wexford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

Summer 1983

When was the quilt finished?

Fall 1983

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

Details about why the quilt was made:

For a chocolate brown bedroom wall to go with a muslin doll I made.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Cadillac

Quiltmaker's county:

Wexford

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mannisto

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/2/1942

Quiltmaker's educational background:

graduation high school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Mannisto, John F.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Finnish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mannisto, Eleanor Larson

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

9/1961

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

Williams, Chadric Lee

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

English German

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

Rural route carrier (Mailman)

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

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?

North Star Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Cadillac, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Quilt shows and demonstrations

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

36"

How long is the quilt?

36"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Beverly Lynne Williams

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1984

Location of inscription:

on back

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Embellishments used:

Other attachments

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Bobbin lace

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

How is the binding made?

Lace

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Pineapple

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Contests entered:

Reed City Quilt Show, Reed City, MI , 1985, Blue ribbon, all cloth category; Also was in two quilt shows in Cadillac, Michigan. (Gingher award AQS?)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Beverly Lynne Mannisto Williams

Quilt owner's city:

Cadillac

Quilt owner's county:

Wexford

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 anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

As adaptation of several existing patterns arranged to my satisfaction. I love the feathers and flow of the whole design. I like to quilt and make bobbin lace and this seemed like a great way to combine the two.

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

Love the quiltng the best. Love old and new patterns. Love feather quilting.

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

Only god is prefect so a small mistake should be placed where it won't be noticed.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum