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:

01.0104

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

TC2001:11

Object label:

String Quilt reproduction
Mary Worrall, top's maker, and John Putnam, quilter
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
2001
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC2001.11

Essay:

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

By choosing a darker sashing, this quilt takes on an entirely new look, which sets off the brightly-colored fabrics within.

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

Quilt's title:

String Quilt Reproduction

Quilt top made by:

Worrall, Mary

Quilted by:

Putnam, John

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?

61'

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14" x 14"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1" black

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

Thread type used for the quilting:

heavy thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

varigated

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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 81.

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 #6520.1

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum