
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-10339
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:
top
Cite this Quilt
;. South Haven Masterpiece Quilt. 1980. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-10339. Accessed: 06/19/25