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12-8-6969

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0834

Quilt's title:

History of Farmington Hills

When was the form filled out?

5/8/1985

Quilt top made by:

Strye, Stella

Quilted by:

Strye, Stella

Where the quilt was made, city:

Farmington Hills

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1978

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Farmington Hills

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Vanderburgh

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

96"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Stella Vanderburgh Strye

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1978

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

12"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, Lansing, MI, September 13, 1987-January 30, 1988, Museum, Michigan Historical Museum; Farmington Hills City Hall

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 186, page 120. The Copy, Eightieth Year, Vol. 80, No. 26 For the week of June

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

Clippings or photocopies

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

City of Farmington Hills

Quilt owner's city:

Farmington Hills

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Strye, Stell. History of Farmington Hills. 1978. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6969. Accessed: 03/28/24