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12-8-9768

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:

86.1598

Owner's name for the quilt:

Lone Star

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1896

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Clara; Schrock, Amanda

Quilted by:

Schrock, Amanda

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Constantine

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Joseph

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1962

When was the quilt finished?

1962

Why was the quilt made?

Therapy

Details about why the quilt was made:

My mother finished quilting this quilt in the hospital when she had her leg broken. We had a quilt hoop she used.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Constantine

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Joseph

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Shrock

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/12/1923

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

just through the freshman year

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Mennonite

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Shrock, Mose B.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Pennsylvania Dutch (Germany) Amish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Shrock, Amanda S.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Pennsylvania Dutch (Germany) Amish

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

Pennsylvania Dutch (Germany) Mennonite

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

farming

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

It started as a hobby. Sometimes now it goes beyond this but I still like it. In the last 15 years or so with the relief sale going I've made 1 or 2 quilts every year. I serve on the committee. Also I've been making quilts each year for the Sunshine Children's Home Bazaar and Quilt Auction at Maumee, Ohio. Going to Florida in the winter I still make quilts for a Quilt Sale to help with drilling wells for water in Hattie. I piece quilts for friends too. The Lord has truly blessed me. I do enjoy it. This is one reason I keep making quilts for the Relief Sale and other charities.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

WSMA of the Church

What are the main activities of the group?

Sewing for the needy. Sewing garments for the needy. In the winter we spend about 6 months in Florida so do a lot of quilting in quilting bees and also alone.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2"

Describe the borders:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Small circle like leaves

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Most of the pieces are left over scraps of my dresses.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Pattern was from a kit I got in 1938.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Clara Miller

Quilt owner's city:

Constantine

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Chrysalis or log cabin, most any kind. My sewing machine is always open and usually a quilt in the making. Sometimes only 5 or 10 minutes at a time.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Miller, Clara; Schrock, Amand. Lone Star. 1962. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9768. Accessed: 03/28/24