QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0518

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Michigan Winter

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 in top, 24 in lattice border

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1"

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

1 1/2", 1", 1 1/2", 8", 1 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

2

Type of inscription:

Date

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1983

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt started?

1/1983

When was the quilt finished?

2/1983

Time period:

1976-1999

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

It was made strictly to be a cover quilt for the book, "Michigan Quilter's and Their Designs" by Betty Boyink and Milly Splitstone.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fremont

Where the quilt was made, county:

Newaygo

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 were purchased at many fabric shops in MI, RI, TN and CA.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Made for the book "Michigan Quilter's and Their Designs" by Betty Boyink and Milly Splitstone

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, East Lansing, MI, September 12-November 1, 1987, Kresge Art Museum, MSU

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Michigan Quilter's and Their Designs" by Betty Boyink and Milly Splitstone. Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 222, page 138.

Quilt top made by:

Splitstone, Milly

Quilted by:

Splitstone, Milly

Quiltmaker's city:

Fremont

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Newaygo

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

LaFever

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/29/1926

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

United Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher, judge, author

Quiltmaker's father's name:

LaFever, George Henry

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Indian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

LaFever, Cecilia Kolander

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

First person in her family fo be citizen of US, born on British ship already in US waters of Swedish parents

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

3/6/1944

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

Splitstone, Harry Oscar Joseph

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

English, Pennsylvania Dutch

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

Postal clerk, retired

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

National Quilting Association; American Quilters Society; West Michigan Quilters Guild; Tall Pines Quilters, MI; Tuesday Quilters, MI; Booneslick Trail Quilters Guild, Missouri; Coachella Valley Quilters, CA; Cactus Kickers, CA; Lunch Bunch, CA

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Quilt owner's name:

Milly LaFever Splitstone

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

All the blocks apply to Michigan in some way.

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Fremont

Quilt owner's county:

Newaygo

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

When was the form filled out?

5/3/1986

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Glendinning

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:

Straight

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

Pieced, I like the geometry

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Never start a new project on Friday, not even an apron