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:

86.0563

Owner's name for the quilt:

Christmas Sampler

When was the form filled out?

5/3/1986

Quilt top made by:

McDonald, Marie

Quilted by:

McDonald, Marie

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Jenison

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ottawa

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

5/1985

When was the quilt finished?

1/1986

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Jenison

Quiltmaker's county:

Ottawa

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Thayer

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/2/1953

Quiltmaker's educational background:

some (2 yr) college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Episcopal

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Thayer, Norman

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Thayer, Stephanie Owen

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Irish

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

Computer Aided design

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

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?

Kentwood Krazy Quilters; Jenison Raspberry Quilters; West Michigan Quilters Guild, Grand Rapids, MI

Where does/did the group meet?

Kentwood, MI; Jenison, MI; Grand Rapids, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

88 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Marie McDonald

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1985-1986

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9 applique, 4 pieced alternat

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

4 3/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Pine Tree

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Daisy Den Stitchery

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Combination of patterns from magazines

Contests entered:

West Michigan Quilt Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI, 4/1986

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marie McDonald

Quilt owner's city:

Jenison

Quilt owner's county:

Ottawa

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

Pine Trees, I love the pattern

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum