QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

01.0097

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

TC2001:4

Object label:

String Plate reproduction
Mary Worrall, top's maker, and Kari Ruedisale, quilter
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
2001
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC2001.4

Essay:

This quilt was inspired by another String Plate quilt in the collection of the Michigan State University Museum.

The project for the String Plate Quilt was made in a palette similar to Ethel Adair's original piece. The plates were pieced from the many reproductions of fabrics from the 1930s and 1940s which are available on today's market. Brights or batiks against a black background fabric would be an interesting alternative for piecing the quilt.

The pattern for this reproduction can be found in Great Lakes, Great Quilts.

Quilt's title:

String Plate Reproduction

Quilt top made by:

Worrall, Mary

Quilted by:

Ruedisale, Kari

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

East Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2001

When was the quilt finished?

2001

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

East Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/20/1970

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Finnish, English, German, French

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. Public History, Western Michigan University; M.A. Art History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; currently enrolled in apparel and textiles graduate program, Michigan State University

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Textile Collections Assistant, MSU Museum

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Worrall, Gary

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Worrall, Barbara Luttinen

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

American Quilt Study Group; Capital City Quilt Guild, Lansing, Mi

Where does/did the group meet?

Lansing, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Quilts and quilt history

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

90"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

20" x 20"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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 or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Scrolls

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Country Stitches, East Lansing, MI

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilts Old & New: Reproductions from the Great Lakes Quilt Center, East Lansing, MI, January 12-August 17, 2003, Michigan State University Museum

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

Great Lakes, Great Quilts (2001) book, page 55.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt top

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

This quilt was made to produce a pattern for the book Great Lakes, Great Quilts. It is a reproduction of MSUM #2001:1.1

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum