QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

87.0342

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

South Haven Masterpiece Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

Shape of edge:

Straight

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1980

When was the quilt started?

1979

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, city:

South Haven

Where the quilt was made, county:

Van Buren

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum

Contests entered:

National Blueberry Festival Quilt Show, 1979

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter. Allegan County Gazette Lakeshore Queen Bees Stitches in time make fine quilts by John Saintz and Char Anderson Benton Harbor - St. Joseph, Michigan PAGE FIVE Plan Festival Quilt Show 'I Love America'

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Lakeshore Queen Bees

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Quiltmaker's city:

South Haven

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Van Buren

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Quilt owner's name:

Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

National Blueberry Festival

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

South Haven

Quilt owner's county:

Van Buren

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

When was the form filled out?

8/10/1986

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Received as a gift

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Describe where the inscription was found:

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