QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8887

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1681

Owner's name for the quilt:

Lone Star

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1986

Quilt top made by:

Harris, Gatha J.

Quilted by:

Harris, Gatha J.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Burr Oak

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Joseph

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1938

When was the quilt finished?

1942

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Burr Oak

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Joseph

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Leverence

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1926

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college, MSU, home economics

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher and food sevice dir.

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Leverence, Albert

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Leverence, Mary Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

12/26/1955

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Harris, Willard T.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

electronic tech.

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the repairs:

Re-quilted

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at J.C. Penney.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Gatha J. Harris

Quilt owner's city:

Burr Oak

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

My first quilt. I wanted to accomplish a quilt because my family members quilted or made quilts.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Fabric purchased from J.C. Penney

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

No special pattern, prefer patchwork

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum