QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8887

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1681

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Lone Star

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

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

less than a half inch

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

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the repairs:

Re-quilted

When was the quilt started?

1938

When was the quilt finished?

1942

Time period:

1930-1949

Where the quilt was made, city:

Burr Oak

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Joseph

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Quilt top made by:

Harris, Gatha J.

Quilted by:

Harris, Gatha J.

Quiltmaker's city:

Burr Oak

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Joseph

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

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

Quilt owner's name:

Gatha J. Harris

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

Fabric purchased from J.C. Penney

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Burr Oak

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1986

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.

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?

Made the quilt

Shape of corners:

Rounded

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

No special pattern, prefer patchwork