QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-4577
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.0090
Quilt's title:
St. Joseph Sesquicentennial Quilt
Other people who worked on this quilt:
45 women worked on it.
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Berrien Towne and Country Quilters
If this quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:
Annual Quilt. This was the first project for our new organization.
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
St. Joseph
Where the quilt was made, county:
Berrien
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1/1984
When was the quilt finished?
6/1984
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
The St. Joseph Sesquicentennial Committee commissioned the Berrien Towne and Country Quilters to make it, then donated it to the Fort Miami Heritage Society
Quiltmaker's gender:
Group
Quiltmaker's city:
St. Joseph
Quiltmaker's county:
Berrien
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
For enjoyment, to learn from each other, to raise money to support the operation of our group. Some money is donated to the YWCA.
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
83"
How long is the quilt?
83"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the type of inscription:
Title
What is inscribed on the quilt?
St. Joseph Sesquicentennial. Each block has quilters initials. The back has name of all 45 women who worked on it in ink.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1834-1984
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Location of inscription:
on block
Number of quilt blocks:
13
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of borders:
4
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Patches outlined/in the ditch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch, Waves, Gulls
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Fabrics were purchased at The Fabric Shoppe, St. Joseph
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
St. Joseph, MI, 6/1894-11/1984, Gallery, Krasl Art Center; Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, 7/16/1984 and 8/20/1984.
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Fort Miami Historical Society
Quilt owner's city:
St. Joseph
Quilt owner's county:
Berrien
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The group was only 2 months old when we began the project. Being a newly formed group from all over the county, not really knowing each other or our quilting experiences, we were quite pleased with our group, but we received much recognition - newspaper, radio and TV interviews.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The center has the St. Joseph Sesquicentennial logo and 12 scenes of local significance surround it. Grapes are also shown. Two small wallhangings accompany it.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. St. Joseph Sesquicentennial Quilt. 6/1984. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4577. Accessed: 11/02/24