
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-2890
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
99.0347
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for the quilt:
String
How wide is the quilt?
66"
How long is the quilt?
77"
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
When was the quilt finished?
1982
Time period:
1976-1999
Where the quilt was made, city:
Holland (probably)
Where the quilt was made, county:
Ottawa
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Our Quilts Collecting Colorful Memories, Muskegon, MI, June 1998-March 1999, Muskegon County Museum
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Exhibit label; Photos of quilter
Quilt top made by:
Shagonoby, Josie
Quiltmaker's city:
Holland
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's county:
Ottawa
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Other names quiltmaker was known by:
Lewis
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1896
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1989
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Ottawa Potowatomie
Quiltmaker's occupation:
waitress/factory worker
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Lewis, James
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Lewis, Mary
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
1922
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Shagonoby, Isaac
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
lumber company, Heinz Pickle factory, Pokagon Band of Potowatomie Chief
Quilt owner's name:
Debra Gutowski
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Josie (Lewis) Shagonoby, great aunt
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Muskegon
Quilt owner's county:
Muskegon
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
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
Cite this Quilt
Shagonoby, Josi. String. 1982. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2890. Accessed: 07/17/25