13 patch on point...

13 patch on point

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 74" x 88"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1560

KID: 12-8-1560

1930-1949

1/4 Sampler

Hoard, Betty

Date Made: 1930-1949

1/4 Sampler

Creator: Hoard, Betty

Location Made: Birmingham, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 70" x 72"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Made by the grandmother when she was learning to sew.

12-8-113

KID: 12-8-113

16 Patch With Bar...

Southwell, Unis

16 Patch With Bars

Creator: Southwell, Unis

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 67 1/2" x 89"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

The top in 1978 at the Muskegon City Rescue Mission. The quilt was originally pieced in the late 1800s by an unknown quilter. The pieces were roughly sewn together and very uneven. Unis took the quilt apart, cut the pieces to uniform size and repieced the blocks. An additional row of blocks was adde...

12-8-2876

KID: 12-8-2876

1976-1999

26 Star Flag Quil...

Esch, Donna

Date Made: 1976-1999

26 Star Flag Quilt

Creator: Esch, Donna

Location Made: Mio, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 50 1/2" x 72

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-31

KID: 12-8-31

4 block T Doll qu...

4 block T Doll quilt

Location Made: Bloomville, Ohio (OH)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 15 1/2" x 16 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Most likely it was made by a relative perhaps my grandmother although I never knew her to be a quilter. She made many clothing items for their farm family and may have pieced this from scraps for her daughters.

12-8-813

KID: 12-8-813

1930-1949

4 Blocks

McCready, Mary E.

Date Made: 1930-1949

4 Blocks

Creator: McCready, Mary E.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 31 1/2" x 50"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Made this quilt top as a child.

12-8-728

KID: 12-8-728

1930-1949

4 Patch variation...

Matz, Amelia (Molly...

Date Made: 1930-1949

4 Patch variation

Creator: Matz, Amelia (Molly)

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 63" x 82 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-2068

KID: 12-8-2068

1976-1999

4-H Sampler

Well-Dunn 4-H Club

Date Made: 1976-1999

4-H Sampler

Creator: Well-Dunn 4-H Club

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique, Ink drawing/Painting

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Each square represents a different project, from childcare to creative writing and food preservation to tractor safety. The 4-H pledge, motto and the club's identity are also featured.

12-8-1975

KID: 12-8-1975

4-patch

4-patch

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 59" x 42 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1561

KID: 12-8-1561

1976-1999

50th Anniversary ...

Lovstedt, Eleanor

Date Made: 1976-1999

50th Anniversary Quilt

Creator: Lovstedt, Eleanor

Location Made: Berkley, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 75 1/2" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-281

KID: 12-8-281

1976-1999

54-40

Dusseau, Lois

Date Made: 1976-1999

54-40

Creator: Dusseau, Lois

Location Made: Monroe, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1342

KID: 12-8-1342

1955

64 patch

Orser, Sophia

Date Made: 1955

64 patch

Creator: Orser, Sophia

Location Made: Hartland, New Brunswick Canada

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 67" x 85"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

She collected fabrics where ever she could find them. Patterns varied but became more simple as she aged. She at times sent to "Teaton or Simpson" in Toronto for fabric packages.

12-8-802

KID: 12-8-802

1976-1999

8-pointed star

Williams, Isabel

Date Made: 1976-1999

8-pointed star

Creator: Williams, Isabel

Location Made: Cedar River, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 86" x 102"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

"Mother made tied quilts when I was very young, but did not like it." In 1975 I opened a small gift shop of locally hand made items. My husband finished a 9" by 24" end of the garage for this. 3 years later we added on a 14" x 20" room. I went out of business Sept. 19...

12-8-540

KID: 12-8-540

1976-1999

9 Patch

Atkins, Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

9 Patch

Creator: Atkins, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-78

KID: 12-8-78

1976-1999

9 Patch

Mettler, Priscilla

Date Made: 1976-1999

9 Patch

Creator: Mettler, Priscilla

Location Made: Wabash, Indiana (IN)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 76" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-7

KID: 12-8-7

1876-1900

9 Patch

Haskins, Polly

Date Made: 1876-1900

9 Patch

Creator: Haskins, Polly

Location Made: Saranac, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66" x 82 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-2201

KID: 12-8-2201

1976-1999

9 patch chain

Renkert, Lynn

Date Made: 1976-1999

9 patch chain

Creator: Renkert, Lynn

Location Made: Royal Oak, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 20 1/2" x 20 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1716

KID: 12-8-1716

1901-1929

9 Patch Set on Po...

Date Made: 1901-1929

9 Patch Set on Point

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72" x 23 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-300

KID: 12-8-300

1976-1999

9 Patch Strippy

Anderson, Michelle ...

Date Made: 1976-1999

9 Patch Strippy

Creator: Anderson, Michelle M.

Location Made: Dafter, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 72" x 94"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-731

KID: 12-8-731

1930-1949

9-Patch

Ladies of the Dorca...

Date Made: 1930-1949

9-Patch

Creator: Ladies of the Dorcas Society of the church in Osceola, Iowa

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 78" x 72"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-2348

KID: 12-8-2348

1950-1975

9-Patch Strippy

Johnson, Mrs. Mary

Date Made: 1950-1975

9-Patch Strippy

Creator: Johnson, Mrs. Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 60" x 83"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-29

KID: 12-8-29

9-Patch with sett...

9-Patch with setting squares

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1771

KID: 12-8-1771

1976-1999

A Tapestry of Lov...

McCready, Mary E.; ...

Date Made: 1976-1999

A Tapestry of Loving Hands

Creator: McCready, Mary E.; Roell, Virginia; Moore, Diane; McCarthy, Jeanette; Roy, Millie

Location Made: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 82" x 112"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

A pillow sham was made with the extra six blocks.

12-8-571

KID: 12-8-571

1976-1999

A Village Street

Lundquist, Letha

Date Made: 1976-1999

A Village Street

Creator: Lundquist, Letha

Location Made: Port Sanilac, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78" x 100"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Pictures scenes from my childhood days.

12-8-918

KID: 12-8-918

1986

A Zig Zag Puzzle

Anderson, Michelle ...

Date Made: 1986

A Zig Zag Puzzle

Creator: Anderson, Michelle M.

Location Made: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 75" x 99"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

It's the first quilt that I've kept for myself.

12-8-757

KID: 12-8-757

1976-1999

ABC Folk Art Samp...

Conn, Nancy S.

Date Made: 1976-1999

ABC Folk Art Sampler

Creator: Conn, Nancy S.

Location Made: Charlotte, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Devon designed and picked the fabrics for the D square. I changed the S square from the pattern to a spider.

12-8-678

KID: 12-8-678

1976-1999

Acorn

Flinkman, Florence

Date Made: 1976-1999

Acorn

Creator: Flinkman, Florence

Location Made: River View, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 81" x 90"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

The quilt was given to me when I lived in Milford, MI. I lived in a house with oak trees all around.

12-8-1189

KID: 12-8-1189

1976-1999

African Dolls

Hammonds, Ramona R....

Date Made: 1976-1999

African Dolls

Creator: Hammonds, Ramona R.

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 35" x 38"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-836

KID: 12-8-836

1930-1949

Album

Hill, Vergie Minnet...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Album

Creator: Hill, Vergie Minnette

Location Made: Bellaire, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 1/2" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1802

KID: 12-8-1802

Album

Album

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 83" x 89"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-200

KID: 12-8-200

Album block

Album block

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 78 1/2" x 85 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1370

KID: 12-8-1370

1976-1999

Album of Friendsh...

Ballard, Debra L.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Album of Friendship

Creator: Ballard, Debra L.

Location Made: Midland, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Ink drawing/Painting

Quilt Size: 81 1/2" x 81 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

I've made very close friendships through qulting.

12-8-120

KID: 12-8-120

1850-1875

Album quilt

Date Made: 1850-1875

Album quilt

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 85" x 92"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Top from DesJardin family, Essexville, Mich. The Album design was a very popular pattern, but the streak-of-lightening set is not; however, the combination as used in this quilt is interesting.

12-8-411

KID: 12-8-411

1976-1999

Album Quilt

The Ladies Aid Soci...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Album Quilt

Creator: The Ladies Aid Society of the Free Will Baptist Church of Wixom, MI

Location Made: Wixom, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 68" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-86

KID: 12-8-86

1930-1949

Album Quilt

Ladies of the Auxil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Album Quilt

Creator: Ladies of the Auxiliary of Michigan Rural Letter Carriers' Association

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 72" x 84"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-242

KID: 12-8-242

1800-1849

Album Sampler

Longstrom, Prudence...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Album Sampler

Creator: Longstrom, Prudence Anne

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 103" x 108"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-374

KID: 12-8-374

1901-1929

Album/Signature q...

First United Presby...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Album/Signature quilt 1927

Creator: First United Presbyterian Church Women's Society

Location Made: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 64 x 75

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Most blocks have the signatures aranged in an X in a square; seven squares have the signatures radiating out from the center; one square has only the name of the church; four squares are not embroidered.

12-8-695

KID: 12-8-695

1976-1999

Ali's Quilt

Crockett, Mary E.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Ali's Quilt

Creator: Crockett, Mary E.

Location Made: Plymouth, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery, Smocking

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Ali has a letter that I wrote to her telling her about the quilt. Both the top and the back are pieced. The back is simpler than the top.

12-8-253

KID: 12-8-253

1976-1999

All Hands Round

Mullin, Nancy

Date Made: 1976-1999

All Hands Round

Creator: Mullin, Nancy

Location Made: Trenton, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 82" x 93"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-217

KID: 12-8-217

1976-1999

All My Children

Date Made: 1976-1999

All My Children

Location Made: Arlington

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 106" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-860

KID: 12-8-860

1976-1999

Alpha Phi Alpha

Stamps, Ollie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Alpha Phi Alpha

Creator: Stamps, Ollie

Location Made: Utica, Mississippi (MS)

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Stamps has made sorority or fraternity quilts for her other four grandchildren as well as for other friends and family members., Done in the colors of the fraternity.

12-8-410

KID: 12-8-410

1976-1999

Alphabet

Wolff, Sally (offic...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Alphabet

Creator: Wolff, Sally (officially Zelda)

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 18 3/4" x 19 3/8"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

As a child, Sally Wolff learned sewing, embroidery, and quilting from her mother and worked on small projects for friends and relatives. She occasionally put a few quilting stitches in a quilt her mother was working on, but she always thought her mother removed those stitches after she went to bed. ...

12-8-1097

KID: 12-8-1097

1976-1999

Alphabet and bloc...

Wolff, Sally (offic...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Alphabet and blocks

Creator: Wolff, Sally (officially Zelda)

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 14 3/4" x 15 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

As a child, Sally Wolff learned sewing, embroidery, and quilting from her mother and worked on small projects for friends and relatives. She occasionally put a few quilting stitches in a quilt her mother was working on, but she always thought her mother removed those stitches after she went to bed. ...

12-8-1090

KID: 12-8-1090

1901-1929

Alternating Squar...

Herrick, Marie

Date Made: 1901-1929

Alternating Squares and Stars

Creator: Herrick, Marie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 74" x 88 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-896

KID: 12-8-896

1976-1999

American Eagle

Bear Soldier Quilte...

Date Made: 1976-1999

American Eagle

Creator: Bear Soldier Quilters, Freedom Quilting Bee, and the Cabin Creek Quilts Co-op

Location Made: West Virginia (WV)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 90 1/2" x 100"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Made in collaboration by three rural quilting cooperatives. Bear Soldier Quilters of Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota (Sioux) designed the eagle star center; the surrounding log cabin design patchwork was made by Cabin Creek Quilts coop of Maldon, West Virginia (Scotch-Irish descent); and the...

12-8-403

KID: 12-8-403

1950-1975

American Glory

Spohn, Belva M.

Date Made: 1950-1975

American Glory

Creator: Spohn, Belva M.

Location Made: Sandusky, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 90" x 103"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

12-8-243

KID: 12-8-243

1976-1999

Amish Bars

Schafer, Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amish Bars

Creator: Schafer, Mary

Location Made: Flushing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 x 83.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-413

KID: 12-8-413

1950-1975

Amish Center Diam...

Simms, Ami

Date Made: 1950-1975

Amish Center Diamond

Creator: Simms, Ami

Location Made: Flint, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 80" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Another identical quilt was a gift to her mother, Beebe Moss., Ami Simm's Amish Center Diamond quilt was inspired by the photograph on the cover of A Gallery of Amish Quilts, by Robert Bishop and Elizabeth Safanda., Simms lived with an Old Order Amish family in Middlebury, Indiana, when researching ...

12-8-920

KID: 12-8-920

1976-1999

Amish Christmas T...

Pearlman, Sheila

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amish Christmas Tree

Creator: Pearlman, Sheila

Location Made: Southfield, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 28" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-307

KID: 12-8-307

1976-1999

Amish Curves

Wolff, Sally (offic...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amish Curves

Creator: Wolff, Sally (officially Zelda)

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 1/2" x 66 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

As a child, Sally Wolff learned sewing, embroidery, and quilting from her mother and worked on small projects for friends and relatives. She occasionally put a few quilting stitches in a quilt her mother was working on, but she always thought her mother removed those stitches after she went to bed. ...

12-8-1083

KID: 12-8-1083

1976-1999

Amish Pinwheel

Kilbourn, Barbara

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amish Pinwheel

Creator: Kilbourn, Barbara

Location Made: Ann Arbor, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 62 1/2" x 78 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-502

KID: 12-8-502

1976-1999

Amish quilt

MIller, Lovina

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amish quilt

Creator: MIller, Lovina

Location Made: Harrison, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 64 1/2" x 79"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-248

KID: 12-8-248

1976-1999

Amish strip quilt...

Yoder, Katie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amish strip quilt

Creator: Yoder, Katie

Location Made: Clare, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 83" x 98"

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Marsha MacDowell and Kurt Dewhurst bought this quilt while driving up north. From their fieldwork notes: We stopped at the Intersection of US27 and I75 where there was a display of quilts thrown over fencing and several Amish women seated on the ground in front quilting. A horse and buggy were par...

12-8-390

KID: 12-8-390

2000-2025

An American Scene...

Pillote, Ann

Date Made: 2000-2025

An American Scene

Creator: Pillote, Ann

Location Made: Michigammee, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 61" x 64 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-1022

KID: 12-8-1022

1976-1999

An Ancient Cupboa...

Lundquist, Letha

Date Made: 1976-1999

An Ancient Cupboard

Creator: Lundquist, Letha

Location Made: Port Sanilac, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Open/Dimensional work

Quilt Size: 88" x 103"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-608

KID: 12-8-608

1976-1999

An Humble Hearth

Lundquist, Letha

Date Made: 1976-1999

An Humble Hearth

Creator: Lundquist, Letha

Location Made: Port Sanilac, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 86" x 102"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

All V.I.P. materials by Cranston Printworks, 100% cotton.

12-8-917

KID: 12-8-917

1976-1999

Ancestor's House ...

Andrews, Mary L.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Ancestor's House Quilt

Creator: Andrews, Mary L.

Location Made: Grand Blanc, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 42" x 56"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

A great deal of research went into finding a few that are no longer standing today. Some had a location such as SW corner Madison and Walnut in the city directory. Three I had photographs of. One a cousin got another relative to draw a sketch who had lived on the same street many years ago. The most...

12-8-39

KID: 12-8-39

1976-1999

Anchors and Ocean...

Doyle, Dorothy

Date Made: 1976-1999

Anchors and Ocean Waves

Creator: Doyle, Dorothy

Location Made: United States

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Many happy thoughts of my Dad during the making of the quilt (he sailed the great lakes many years and I used to make a trip with him each summer when school was out.)

12-8-56

KID: 12-8-56

2000-2025

Andrea's Quilt

Proctor, Kathleen

Date Made: 2000-2025

Andrea's Quilt

Creator: Proctor, Kathleen

Location Made: Armada, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 61 1/2" x 100"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Andrea saw quilts by Denyse Schmidt on Martha Stewart, and she wanted me to make something similar for her. I found pictures on the internet and we used these for inspiration in designing Andrea's quilt. I had a hard time working with blocks that were so irregular, but it eventually was fun!

12-8-1518

KID: 12-8-1518

1976-1999

Andy's Quilt (The...

Crockett, Mary E.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Andy's Quilt (The Animal World)

Creator: Crockett, Mary E.

Location Made: Plymouth, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 56 1/2" x 78 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Lower portion, fish. Continue upward to: Reptiles, African Animals, Eagles. Composed of fabrics used in center portion and arranged in triangles. The upper portion has fabrics with stars and planets. The purpose is to cary the viewer from this earth to the universe beyond.

12-8-270

KID: 12-8-270