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:

85.0934

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin

When was the form filled out?

6/28/1985

Quilt top made by:

Thompson, Mary R.; Hajek, Marleen

Quilted by:

Thompson, Mary R.; Hajek, Marleen

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marlette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sanilac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

8/1982

When was the quilt finished?

3/1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlette

Quiltmaker's county:

Sanilac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Seeling

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/7/1941

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Presently sophmore at Saginaw Valley State College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Seeling Sr., Mitchell

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Seeling, Gertrude Schmaus

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

English German

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

Hardware Store owner, manager

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

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

Was started after death of husband, my sister thought I needed project to keep my mind occupied. Enjoyed working on it. Going to make a different kind for each of my daughters.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

81 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

114"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary and Marleen

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1985

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics were bought in a Quilt Shop in Chicago, IL.

Describe the source of the pattern:

Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary R. Thompson

Quilt owner's city:

Marlette

Quilt owner's county:

Sanilac

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Pretty fair job for first attempt. Proud of it.

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