
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-45
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
90.0010
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Lights Along The Shore
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Light houses with ocean waves settings
How wide is the quilt?
76"
How long is the quilt?
95"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
3"
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Hand-dyed
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
swirls, waves, clouds
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What is inscribed on the quilt?
EIV
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
90
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
When was the quilt started?
Aug. 1989
When was the quilt finished?
Jan. 1990
Time period:
1976-1999
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Where the quilt was made, city:
Tustin
Where the quilt was made, county:
Osceola
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
With the exception of the border fabric, all was taken from my scrapbag; nothing was especially purchased for this quilt.
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Describe the source of the pattern:
The actual time to design and make this quilt was 240 hours. The lighthouses are all located in Michigan and found in a book by Charles K. Hyde, "The Northern Lights."
Contests entered:
U.S. Coast Guard 200th Anniversary Quilt Contest, Grand Haven, MI, July,1990, Grand Prize
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Patterns; Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc.; Photos of quilter
Quilt top made by:
Vredenburg, Elsie
Quilted by:
Vredenburg, Elsie
Quiltmaker's city:
Tustin
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's county:
Osceola
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Other names quiltmaker was known by:
Morris
Quiltmaker's birth date:
12/19/1941
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
North European
Quiltmaker's educational background:
BS in Home Economics Education, MSU, 1963
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
United Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Quilt artist, self employed
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Morris, Ford
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Northern European (mostly English and Dutch)
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hungsberger, Nettie
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Northern European (mostly English and German) Pennsylvania Dutch
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
6/11/1961
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Vredenburg, Donald
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Rural mail carrier
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Gifts
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Each grandchild received a quilt for 2nd Christmas, wedding gifts for children, nieces and nephews, special friends.
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?
North Star Quilters, Cadillac, MI
What are the main activities of the group?
Show and tell, making charity quilts, support
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Quilt owner's name:
Tri-County Historical Museum
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
It was a purchase award of $4000 by Betty Boyink Publishing of Grand Haven, MI. The quilt was then donated to the present owner.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's city:
Grand Haven
Quilt owner's county:
Ottawa
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?
Purchased the quilt
Describe where the inscription was found:
top
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on this quilt?
Original to maker
Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:
Much of the quilting design was made up as I went along.
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Pieced wall hangings with lighthouses or other architecture
Cite this Quilt
Vredenburg, Elsi. Lights Along The Shore. Jan. 1990. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-45. Accessed: 06/14/25
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