QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7747
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1443
Owner's name for the quilt:
Queen's Feather
When was the form filled out?
7/10/1985
Quilt top made by:
Wyman, Ruby
Quilted by:
Wyman, Ruby
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
St. Johns
Where the quilt was made, county:
Gratiot
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1950-1975
When was the quilt started?
1960'S
When was the quilt finished?
1960'S
Details about why the quilt was made:
Made while nephew ill at hospital - sat there and quilted while waiting with sister-in-law
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
St. Johns
Quiltmaker's county:
Gratiot
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Drew
Quiltmaker's birth date:
10/31/1900
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's educational background:
11 grade
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Prod - Salem U.M. Church
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Drew, James
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
don't know
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Spangler, Estella
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
1/27/1923
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Wyman, Norman
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 30-39
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Mrs. Wyman enjoyed the work and the extra income.
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
This is a:
Finished quilt
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
4
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Description of the back:
Peach
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Fabrics purchased at Penney's Department Store, St. Johns, MI
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Mrs. Wyman was on TV several years ago, was interviewed by Dick Evans, Channel 8, Grand Rapids, MI. Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 168, page 111.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Lucille Haas
Quilt owner's city:
Perrinton
Quilt owner's county:
Gratiot
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
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:
Used many patterns but made several flower garden quilts
Who photographed this quilt?
Peter Glendinnig
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Wyman, Rub. Queen's Feather. 1960'S. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7747. Accessed: 04/26/24