QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-8671
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:
86.0886
Owner's name for the quilt:
Floral embroidery
When was the form filled out?
8/14/1986
Quilt top made by:
Smith, Ona Dort
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1950-1975
When was the quilt finished?
1965
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Ypsilanti
Quiltmaker's county:
Washtenaw
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Post
Quiltmaker's birth date:
10/27/1897
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
6/6/1978
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Post, Daniel G.
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Dart, Mary Louise
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Smith, Leon Vern
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
carpenter, painter
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Shape of edge:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of borders:
2
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
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
How is the binding made?
Unfinished/raw edge
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Thomas and Faye Glover
Quilt owner's city:
L'Anse
Quilt owner's county:
Baraga
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Ona Dort Post Smith, mother
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The quilter developed Parkinson's disease before she could complete it, hand tremors made it impossible for her to continue with her sewing. The front was put away and not found until after her death but her daughter is now planning to finish the quilt.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt top
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Smith, Ona Dor. Floral embroidery. 1965. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8671. Accessed: 04/23/24