QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7015
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
Cite this Quilt
Thompson, Mary R.; Hajek, Marlee. Log Cabin. 3/1985. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7015. Accessed: 04/18/24