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:

85.0902

Owner's name for the quilt:

Night and Noon

Quilt top made by:

Chema, Esther

Quilted by:

Chema, Esther

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Flint

Where the quilt was made, county:

Genesee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Flint

Quiltmaker's county:

Genesee

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Lyman

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/11/

Quiltmaker's educational background:

9 grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lyman, ______

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

American

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Lyman, Lizzie

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1930

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

Chema, John

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

Slovish

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

retired

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of borders:

2

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?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Esther Chema

Quilt owner's city:

Flint

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

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:

9 patch on angle

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum