
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
Cite this Quilt
Harris, Gatha J. Lone Star. 1942. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8887. Accessed: 06/14/25