QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8624

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0836

Quilt's title:

Pumpkin Quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Autumn Harvest

When was the form filled out?

8/6/1986

Quilt top made by:

Stinton, Grace

Quilted by:

Stinton, Grace

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Auburn

Where the quilt was made, county:

Bay

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1980

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Auburn

Quiltmaker's county:

Bay

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Almeida

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/16/1922

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Ed. B., RI College, 1944. MS Central MU 1972

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher, housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Almeida, John

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Portugese (from Azores)

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Joch, Gertrude

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German Irish

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

English Irish

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

Security Director, Dow Corning

Number of children:

9

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

99"

How long is the quilt?

122"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

13 1/2"

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

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?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Woman's Day

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Material Mart , Midland, MI; Studio 23 Art Gallery, Bay City, Michigan

Contests entered:

Women's Day Quilt Contest , 1981

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

Woman's Day-Prize-Winning -Quilts,Coverets and Afghans-CBS Publications 1982. Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 198, page .127

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Grace Stinton

Quilt owner's city:

Auburn

Quilt owner's county:

Bay

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt (as all of mine are) is designated for one of my daughters, someday!

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 neighbor grows gorgeous pumpkins and I wanted to design a quilt to look like a field of pumpkins.

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

Usually appliqued because I enjoy that process.

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

12 tops from colonial days. Imperfect piece, Amish quilters used this so as not to appear too near perfection.

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Glendinning

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum