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:

85.0832

Owner's name for the quilt:

Starlight

When was the form filled out?

5/10/1985

Quilt top made by:

Stewart, Sherrie

Quilted by:

Stewart, Sherrie

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dearborn & Taylor

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1975

When was the quilt finished?

1982

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Farmington Hills

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Damon

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scottish Welsh German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

4 yrs. BS Occupational therapy

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian 'Born Again' Faith Covenant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Damon, Dudley P.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Pearson, Ruth L.

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

Stewart, Roy Jeff

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

I love it! It's relaxing and an old art that should be preserved! The quilts can be beautiful - especially with age.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

84"

How long is the quilt?

96"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sherrie Call Stewart

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1982

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

on border

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1 1/2", 5"

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Sherrie Stewart

Quilt owner's city:

Farmington Hills

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum