c1932

Dresden Plate, su...

Date Made: c1932

Dresden Plate, sunflower variation

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 81" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7097

12-8-7097

1976

Children's Bicent...

Date Made: 1976

Children's Bicentennial Quilt

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 67" x 93"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

DHM curators Tara Gnau and Mary MacDonald selected and sketched local scenes and historic figures on individual fabric blocks. The Jr. Historians took the blocks home and created their own embroidery stitches to complete the blocks. The finished quilt blocks were then sewn together by one of the gir...

KID: 12-8-7099

12-8-7099

c1870

Rocky Road to Kan...

Ross, Elizabeth Wil...

Date Made: c1870

Rocky Road to Kansas

Creator: Ross, Elizabeth Wilson

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72 1/2" x 79"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7100

12-8-7100

c1880

Hexagon

Ross, Ellen

Date Made: c1880

Hexagon

Creator: Ross, Ellen

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 75" x 77"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7101

12-8-7101

c1885

Double X

Ross, Ellen

Date Made: c1885

Double X

Creator: Ross, Ellen

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 64" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7102

12-8-7102

Chained 4-Patch

Ross, Elizabeth Wil...

Chained 4-Patch

Creator: Ross, Elizabeth Wilson

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 64" x 81"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7104

12-8-7104

c1880

9 Patch

Ross, Elizabeth Wil...

Date Made: c1880

9 Patch

Creator: Ross, Elizabeth Wilson

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 72" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7105

12-8-7105

c1890

Log Cabin

Ross, Elizabeth Wil...

Date Made: c1890

Log Cabin

Creator: Ross, Elizabeth Wilson

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72" x 74"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7107

12-8-7107

c1900

9 Patch

Date Made: c1900

9 Patch

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71 1/2" x 89"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7108

12-8-7108

Crazy Quilt

Crazy Quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 71 1/2" x 89"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7110

12-8-7110

Crazy Throw

Crazy Throw

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 71 1/2" x 89"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7111

12-8-7111

c1853

Whitework Stuffed...

Date Made: c1853

Whitework Stuffed Quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 82" x 90"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Probably made in the South, where there was a strong sentiment that it should not secede from the Union, this quilt may express that sentiment. Eagle shield, banner with "E Pluribus Unum", stars for original 13 colonies. It was probably made in the South, because of its size. Northerners t...

KID: 12-8-7112

12-8-7112

c1880

Flower Basket

Leslie, Sarah

Date Made: c1880

Flower Basket

Creator: Leslie, Sarah

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 63" x 79"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7113

12-8-7113

1845

6 Pointed Star

Gardner, Elizabeth

Date Made: 1845

6 Pointed Star

Creator: Gardner, Elizabeth

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 83" x 92"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7114

12-8-7114

1840'S

Ocean Waves

Somers, Grandmother...

Date Made: 1840'S

Ocean Waves

Creator: Somers, Grandmother

Location Made: small town, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 75" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7115

12-8-7115

1892

Crazy Quilt

Purdy, Hattie

Date Made: 1892

Crazy Quilt

Creator: Purdy, Hattie

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 63" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Wool, Velvet

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7116

12-8-7116

1908

Crazy Buffalo Rob...

Schroeder, Mrs. Hen...

Date Made: 1908

Crazy Buffalo Robe

Creator: Schroeder, Mrs. Henry

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 62" x 74"

Fabrics: Wool, Salvage ends of wool scraps manufactured at the local woolen mill, the Arna Mill.

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

During the first decade of the 20th century woolen material and buffalo robes were manufactured at the Arna Mill in Dearborn. Buffalo robes were used for autos, carriages and other transportation opened to the elements that required warm covers for passengers' comfort. The Arna Mill employed many l...

KID: 12-8-7117

12-8-7117

c1830

Star of Bethlehem...

Kenyon, Dilla

Date Made: c1830

Star of Bethlehem

Creator: Kenyon, Dilla

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 84" x 86"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7118

12-8-7118

Monkey Wrench

Shanks, Mary Agnes

Monkey Wrench

Creator: Shanks, Mary Agnes

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 84" x 86"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7119

12-8-7119

Wild Goose Chase

Shanks, Mary Agnes

Wild Goose Chase

Creator: Shanks, Mary Agnes

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 84" x 86"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7120

12-8-7120

1920'S

Double Irish Chai...

Shanks, Mary Agnes

Date Made: 1920'S

Double Irish Chain

Creator: Shanks, Mary Agnes

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 77" x 87"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7121

12-8-7121

c1930

Airplane

Shanks, Mary Agnes

Date Made: c1930

Airplane

Creator: Shanks, Mary Agnes

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 82" x 85"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7122

12-8-7122

1864

Freedom Autograph...

Halstead, Delany

Date Made: 1864

Freedom Autographed Album

Creator: Halstead, Delany

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7124

12-8-7124

Crazy Parlour Qui...

Crazy Parlour Quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Wool, Velvet

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7125

12-8-7125

Log Cabin

Log Cabin

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7126

12-8-7126

1891

Roman Square

Date Made: 1891

Roman Square

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7127

12-8-7127

Roman Square Craz...

Roman Square Crazy Parlor Quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7129

12-8-7129

Embroidered Crazy...

Embroidered Crazy Throw

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 66" x 81"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7131

12-8-7131

1880's

Stuffed Tulip App...

Thurber, Mary Ann

Date Made: 1880's

Stuffed Tulip Applique Quilt

Creator: Thurber, Mary Ann

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 80" x 81"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

In one area the fabric color changes, perhaps indicating that the quiltmaker ran out of the proper material and, because of isolation, had to make-do with whatever fabric was on hand.

KID: 12-8-7132

12-8-7132

1880

Brick Wall

Lapham, Ruth Ann

Date Made: 1880

Brick Wall

Creator: Lapham, Ruth Ann

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 66" x 79"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7133

12-8-7133

1919

Autograph or Memo...

Date Made: 1919

Autograph or Memorial quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 74" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Some of the original donors have descendents still active in the church today who, when shown the quilt in 1980, recognized names and handwriting.

KID: 12-8-7134

12-8-7134

Crazy Parlor Thro...

Crazy Parlor Throw

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 74" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7135

12-8-7135

Four Patch

Tindall, Tine

Four Patch

Creator: Tindall, Tine

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 74" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7137

12-8-7137

Basket

Gates, Sarah

Basket

Creator: Gates, Sarah

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 74" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7139

12-8-7139

Star Pieced

Gates, Sarah

Star Pieced

Creator: Gates, Sarah

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 74" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7141

12-8-7141

c1850

Broken Star

LaGore, Mrs.

Date Made: c1850

Broken Star

Creator: LaGore, Mrs.

Location Made: Galien, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 69" x 85"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7142

12-8-7142

c1891

Log Cabin

Featham, Jane

Date Made: c1891

Log Cabin

Creator: Featham, Jane

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 33" x 41"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7143

12-8-7143

1891

Crazy Parlor Thro...

Date Made: 1891

Crazy Parlor Throw

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 63" x 76"

Fabrics: Silk, Velvet

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Mrs. J.S. Walker's name is signed on the quilt. She was the president of the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Methodist Church of Dearborn. This quilt was made for her.

KID: 12-8-7144

12-8-7144

Log Cabin

Featham, Jane

Log Cabin

Creator: Featham, Jane

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 63" x 76"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7146

12-8-7146

Crazy Parlor Thro...

McBride, Harriet

Crazy Parlor Throw

Creator: McBride, Harriet

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 63" x 76"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7147

12-8-7147

1887

Crazy Parlor

Otis, Louisa

Date Made: 1887

Crazy Parlor

Creator: Otis, Louisa

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 59" x 59"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Brocade, ribbon

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7148

12-8-7148

c1860

Star of Lemoyne

Date Made: c1860

Star of Lemoyne

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 59" x 59"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

This quilt may have been made as part of the bride's dowry by one of the Rynearson sisters.

KID: 12-8-7149

12-8-7149

1880s

Tumbling Blocks

Haight, Amanda

Date Made: 1880s

Tumbling Blocks

Creator: Haight, Amanda

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 67" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7150

12-8-7150

Log Cabin variati...

Haase, Sophia

Log Cabin variation

Creator: Haase, Sophia

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 67" x 78"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7151

12-8-7151

1870

Log Cabin, Courth...

Haight, Amanda

Date Made: 1870

Log Cabin, Courthouse Steps

Creator: Haight, Amanda

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 43" x 57"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7152

12-8-7152

Star of Bethlehem...

Haight, Mary Bell

Star of Bethlehem

Creator: Haight, Mary Bell

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 43" x 57"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7153

12-8-7153

c1900

Crazy Buffalo Rob...

Date Made: c1900

Crazy Buffalo Robe

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 66" x 70"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Wool

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7154

12-8-7154

c1870

Drunkard's Path

Haight, Amanda

Date Made: c1870

Drunkard's Path

Creator: Haight, Amanda

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 73" x 88"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7156

12-8-7156

c1890

Basket

Haight, Mary Bell

Date Made: c1890

Basket

Creator: Haight, Mary Bell

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 73" x 78 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7158

12-8-7158

1880s

Bow Tie

Haight, Amanda

Date Made: 1880s

Bow Tie

Creator: Haight, Amanda

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 47" x 62"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7159

12-8-7159

c1920

Dresden Plate

Dietrich, Amanda

Date Made: c1920

Dresden Plate

Creator: Dietrich, Amanda

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 83" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7160

12-8-7160

1919

Wild Goose Chase

Freeman, Bessie A.

Date Made: 1919

Wild Goose Chase

Creator: Freeman, Bessie A.

Location Made: Ypsilanti, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 30" x 38"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

It was handed down to Bessie by way of her aunt Tine Tindall.

KID: 12-8-7165

12-8-7165

1890

Embroidered Quilt...

Zart, Ida

Date Made: 1890

Embroidered Quilt

Creator: Zart, Ida

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 30" x 38"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7166

12-8-7166

a generation later,...

Pine Tree

Date Made: a generation later, a descendant set the blocks together

Pine Tree

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Quilt Size: 30" x 38"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7167

12-8-7167

c1850

Rolling Star

Uhl, Lura

Date Made: c1850

Rolling Star

Creator: Uhl, Lura

Location Made: Charlotte, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 52" x 96"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

The donor remembered that the quilt was made by her grandmother and finished by her own mother and 2 aunts., After the peacher's death, his wife continued to live in a small cottage near the schoolhouse and often travelled up and down the log road with a gray pony.

KID: 12-8-7168

12-8-7168

1930s

Wheel of Fortune

Jackson, Louisa A.

Date Made: 1930s

Wheel of Fortune

Creator: Jackson, Louisa A.

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 73" x 89"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7169

12-8-7169

c1930

Spider Web

Claucherty, Esther ...

Date Made: c1930

Spider Web

Creator: Claucherty, Esther Child

Location Made: Laingsburg, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 69" x 83"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-7171

12-8-7171

c1840

Rose of Sharon

Date Made: c1840

Rose of Sharon

Location Made: Buchanan, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 82" x 82"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

This quilt may have been made as part of the bride's dowry by one of the Rynearson sisters.

KID: 12-8-7172

12-8-7172

1918

Bar Pattern

Rinshed, Elizabeth ...

Date Made: 1918

Bar Pattern

Creator: Rinshed, Elizabeth Alberta

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 56" x 66"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Wool, All kinds of menswear textiles, including tuxedo stripes, vest linings

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Elizabeth left no children, but when her heirs were sorting out her belongings, her friend Jessie Hansen rescued the bar pattern quilt. It was plucked from a pile of quilts destined to be sold for 50 cents each.

KID: 12-8-7173

12-8-7173

c1860

Basket

Date Made: c1860

Basket

Location Made: Dearborn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

This quilt was found in the Nathaniel Ross house, in the possession of daughter Mary Elizabeth Ross.

KID: 12-8-4103

12-8-4103

c1860

Wrench

Lapham, Ruth Ann

Date Made: c1860

Wrench

Creator: Lapham, Ruth Ann

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 68" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-4902

12-8-4902