QUILT INDEX RECORD
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