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:

85.0758

Quilt's title:

Lisa's Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Strip Quilt

When was the form filled out?

5/17/1985

Quilt top made by:

Walter, Doris

Quilted by:

Walter, Doris

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Saranac

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ionia

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1976

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Saranac

Quiltmaker's county:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kimble

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/25/1920

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kimble, Roy C.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Saranac, MI

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

American

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mercer, Ruth Alma

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1939, 1974

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

Walter, Leon A.

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

American

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

Farmer

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

X-tra Large

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Describe the source of the pattern:

A quilt book calls it Lisa's quilt after the originator who is now deceased

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Doris M. Walter

Quilt owner's city:

Saranac

Quilt owner's county:

Ionia

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:

I prefer geometric designs.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum