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:

86.1666

Owner's name for the quilt:

Dutchman's Puzzle

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1986

Quilt top made by:

Treece, Margaret Fay

Quilted by:

Treece, Margaret Fay

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Old quilt blocks, maker unknown.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Constantine

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Joseph

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

1910

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Constantine

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Joseph

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gerst

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/26/1943

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, 1 year college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gerst, Howard

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gerst, Viriginia Fay Grimm

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German English

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10/18/196

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

Treece, Gerald Wayne

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

Scotch Irish Indian

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

Hardware Manager, General Motors Sapup.

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

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?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Central Christian Church Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Elkhart, IN

What are the main activities of the group?

Birthday parties for members.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

4 1/4", 1 1/2", 2 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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?

Cotton or polyester blend

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Margaret F. Treece

Quilt owner's city:

Constantine

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Like any expecially appliqued

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum