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Diversity Creates Beauty, The Wayne County 4-H Tri-Centennial Quilt; Sampler
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QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1080
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
02.0456
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2003:33.1
Object label:
Beauty Creates Diversity, Detroit Tricentennial Quilt
Diane Hardin, Wayne County 4-H Extension, and Metro Detroit Quilt Guild
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
2001
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2003:33.1
Essay:
This quilt was made to celebrate the 300th Birthday of the city of Detroit. The blocks represent the different ethnic groups in Detroit.
They are: Potawatomi--means "Keepers of the Fire" by Louis Medawis; Chippewa--means "Keeper of the Spirituality" by Sue Rueter; French by Karen Stocksett; Swiss by Margaret Iscariot; Swedish by Elizabeth Hardwick; Bulgarian by Ann Sheridan; Southern American by Diane Hardin; Czechoslovakian by Carole Capriotti; German by Annelise Peterson; Yemeni by Judy Dunnett; Greek by MaryAnn Mitchell; Belgian by Margaret Roets; Cuban by Sue Rueter; Croatian by Carole Capriotti; Canadian by Jim Wilford; Serbian by Diane Bera; Lithuanian by Milda Kvedaras; Haitian by Rosalyn Gamble; English by Sharon Miner; Irish by Laura Lauer; Russian by Jill Stiger; Maltese by Sharon Miner; Italian by Elizabeth Calderone; Bahamain by Judith Busby; Hindu by Marti Murdock; Polish by Shirly Ward; Puerto Rican by Lydia Sucharski; African-American by April Ship; Danish by Siobhan & Irene Flynn; Estonian by Marti Murdock; Jordanian by Sheila Haddad; Armenian by Anoush Papelian; Chinese by Margaret So; Palestinian by Deb Taylor; Jewish by Ann Stilman-Robinson; Hmong by Iamona Yang; Eskimo by Elizabeth Gonzalez; Syrians by Monica VanBuren; Hawaiian by Pamela Jackson; Austrian by Mary Ann Moening; Ukranian by Patricia Miriani; Mexican by Carmen Flores; Pakistani by Frances Barney; Netherlander by Judy Harte; Finnish by Diane Hardin; Turkish by Alma Shepherd; Chaldean by Diane Hardin; Lebanese by Fordson High School Clothing Class; Debbie Lampson-Home Ec Teacher; Romanian by Nancy Cocariu; Norwegian by Anne Pyciak; Filipino by Encar Ocampo; Korean by Wanda Moon; Hungarian by Mary Lawson; Brazilian by Diane Hardin; Scottish by Lillia McMacken; Slovenian by Katherine Nosal; African by Lula Williams; Vietnamese by Alma Shepherd; Japanese by MaryAnn Mitchell; and The Riverfront by Barb Nahler.
The quilters are: Katherine Nosal, Fran Desmond, MaryAnn Mitchell, Shirly Ward, Lillia McMacken, Anne Peterson, Deborah Taylor, Margaret Roets, Esther Scarro, Esther MacLaren, Kathy Runstadtler, Mickey Barnhart, Barbara Burr, Ann Stilman-Robinson, Susan Rueter, Mary Lawson, Diane Laurella, Elizabeth Hardwick, Judith Busby, Gladys Young.
Quilt's title:
Diversity Creates Beauty, The Wayne County 4-H Tri-Centennial Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sampler
Quilt top made by:
Hardin, Diane; Nosal, Katherine; Desmond, Fran; Mitchell, MaryAnn; Ward, Shirly; McMacken, Lillia; Peterson, Anne; Taylor, Deborah; Roets, Margaret; Scarro, Esther; MacLaren, Esther; Runstadtler, Kathy; Barnhart, Mickey; Burr, Barbara; Stilman-Robinson,
Quilted by:
Hardin, Diane; Nosal, Katherine; Desmond, Fran; Mitchell, MaryAnn; Ward, Shirly; McMacken, Lillia; Peterson, Anne; Taylor, Deborah; Roets, Margaret; Scarro, Esther; MacLaren, Esther; Runstadtler, Kathy; Barnhart, Mickey; Burr, Barbara; Stilman-Robinson,
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Detroit
Where the quilt was made, county:
Wayne
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
January 1, 2001
When was the quilt finished?
December 1, 2001
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Detroit
Quiltmaker's county:
Wayne
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/11/1949
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Caucasian
Quiltmaker's educational background:
B.S. in education. M.A. in Home Economics
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Home Economist
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hardin, Edward
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hardin, Alvirta
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
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?
Detroit Metro Quilt Guild
What are the main activities of the group?
Quilting
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
102"
How long is the quilt?
80"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Diane A. Hardin designer. 2 printed panels on front. One label lists all the block makers. The other panel has the 4-H pledge; The 4-H Pledge, I Pledge... my Head to clearer thinking, my Heart to greater Loyalty, my Hands to Larger service, and my Health to better Living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
December 1, 2001
Location of inscription:
on back
Number of quilt blocks:
56 blocks, 3 central panels, 1 title panel, 1 sky line from the Detroit River, 2 printed labels
Size of quilt blocks:
blocks are 9" x 9": label panels, 10 1/4" x 15"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Sampler
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
2 3/4"
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Rayon
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Ink drawing/Painting
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
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:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
4-H Quilt Party, February 1-4, 2002; March 1-17, 2002, Wolcott Mill Historical Center, Ray Township, MI; March 18-31, 2002, Grissom Middle School, Sterling Heights, MI; April 1-30, 2002, Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI; May 1-3, 2002, Lincoln Park Historical Museum, Lincoln Park, MI; May 4-19, 2002, Wayne County 4-H Western Office, Wayne, MI; May 20-22, 2002, Ann Arbor Embroidery Guild, 1st Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor, MI; May 23-31, and June 1-4, 2002, Gretchko Elementary, West Bloomfield, MI; June 5-29, and July 1-5, 2002, Detroit Public Library, Detroit, MI; July 5-29, 2002, Quilters Newsletter Magazine, Golden, CO; August 1-11, 2002, Green Museum, St. Clair Shores, MI; August 12-25, 2002, Deroy Medical Library, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI; August 26-31, and September 1-2, 2002, Rochester Hills Library, Rochester, MI; September 3-30, 2002, Troy Public Library, Troy, MI; October 1-30, 2002; GM Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI; November 1-30, 2002, Ford Motor Company, World Headquarters, Dearborn, MI; December 4, 2002, Farmington Embroiderers Guild, Farmington, MI; December 5-31, 2002, Costic Center, Farmington Hills, MI; January 1-31; February 4-28, 2002: International Institute, Inc. 111 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Nov. 2002,page 16. The Detroit News, January 9, 2002, page 12S The Detroit Free Press, December 30, 2001; Barbara Gash column, page 3H. Warren Weekly, March 27, 2002. The Communicator, Michigan State University Extension, Volume xxxvii, number 8, March-April 2002 page 5. Detroit News Oakland County, April 3, 2002, page 4C. Observer and Eccentric, December 1, 2002 page A4. Observer and Eccentric, December 8, 2002 page A2. Observer and Eccentric, Decmeber 12, 2002.
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Notebooks that describe the quilt blocks and their meaning and a scrapbook of where the quilt traveled.
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public- Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's name:
Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's city:
East Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Detroit 300 Birthday Celebration, 2003, Diane Hardin for the Wayne County 4-H Extension Office,
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:
The blocks: 1. Potawatomi--means "Keepers of the Fire" by Louis Medawis 2. Chippewa--means "Keeper of the Spirituality" by Sue Rueter 3. French by Karen Stocksett 4. Swiss by Margaret Iscariot 5. Swedish by Elizabeth Hardwick 6. Bulgarian by Ann Sheridan 7. Southern American by Diane Hardin 8. Czechoslovakian by Carole Capriotti 9. German by Annelise Peterson 10. Yemeni by Judy Dunnett 11. Greek by MaryAnn Mitchell 12. Belgian by Margaret Roets 13. Cuban by Sue Rueter 14. Croatian by Carole Capriotti 15. Canadian by Jim Wilford 16. Serbian by Diane Bera 17. Lithuanian by Milda Kvedaras 18. Haitian by Rosalyn Gamble 19. English by Sharon Miner 20. Irish by Laura Lauer 21. Russian by Jill Stiger 22. Maltese by Sharon Miner 23. Italian by Elizabeth Calderone 24. Bahamain by Judith Busby 25. Hindu by Marti Murdock 26. Polish by Shirly Ward 27. Puerto Rican by Lydia Sucharski 28. African-American by April Ship 29. Danish by Siobhan & Irene Flynn 30. Estonian by Marti Murdock 31. Jordanian by Sheila Haddad 32. Armenian by Anoush Papelian 33. Chinese by Margaret So 34. Palestinian by Deb Taylor 35. Jewish by Ann Stilman-Robinson 36. Hmong by Iamona Yang 37. Eskimo by Elizabeth Gonzalez 38. Syrians by Monica VanBuren 39. Hawaiian by Pamela Jackson 40. Austrian by Mary Ann Moening 41. Ukranian by Patricia Miriani 42. Mexican by Carmen Flores 43. Pakistani by Frances Barney 44. Netherlander by Judy Harte 45. Finnish by Diane Hardin 46. Turkish by Alma Shepherd 47. Chaldean by Diane Hardin 48. Lebanese by Fordson High School Clothing Class; Debbie Lampson-Home Ec Teacher 49. Romanian by Nancy Cocariu 50. Norwegian by Anne Pyciak 51. Filipino by Encar Ocampo 52. Korean by Wanda Moon 53. Hungarian by Mary Lawson 54. Brazilian by Diane Hardin 55. Scottish by Lillia McMacken 56. Slovenian by Katherine Nosal 57. African by Lula Williams 58. Vietnamese by Alma Shepherd 59. Japanese by MaryAnn Mitchell The Riverfront by Barb Nahler The quilters: Katherine Nosal, Fran Desmond, MaryAnn Mitchell, Shirly Ward, Lillia McMacken, Anne Peterson, Deborah Taylor, Margaret Roets, Esther Scarro, Esther MacLaren, Kathy Runstadtler, Mickey Barnhart, Barbara Burr, Ann Stilman-Robinson, Susan Rueter, Mary Lawson, Diane Laurella, Elizabeth Hardwick, Judith Busby, Gladys Young See booklet for more.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Hardin, Diane; Nosal, Katherine; Desmond, Fran; Mitchell, MaryAnn; Ward, Shirly; McMacken, Lillia; Peterson, Anne; Taylor, Deborah; Roets, Margaret; Scarro, Esther; MacLaren, Esther; Runstadtler, Kathy; Barnhart, Mickey; Burr, Barbara; Stilman-Robinson. Diversity Creates Beauty, The Wayne County 4-H Tri-Centennial Quilt. December 1, 2001. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1080. Accessed: 03/28/24