QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-882
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:
01.0101
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
TC2001:8
Object label:
Four-Patch Variation reproduction
Mary Worrall, top's maker, and John Putnam, quilter
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
2001
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC2001.8
Essay:
This quilt was inspired by another Four-Patch Variation quilt in the collection of the Michigan State University Museum.
With many reproduction fabrics available, creating a reproduction of the Four-Patch Variation was easy. Changing to brightly-colored fabrics would give the quilt a much different look. The simple shapes make this a great quilt for beginners.
The pattern for this reproduction can be found in Great Lakes, Great Quilts.
Quilt's title:
Four Patch Variation 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:
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?
76"
How long is the quilt?
84"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Number of quilt blocks:
199 four patches, 200 plain squares
Size of quilt blocks:
4" x 4"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
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
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
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 90.
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 #6581.2
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Worrall, Mar. Four Patch Variation Reproduction. 2001. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-882. Accessed: 04/20/24
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Exhibit
Quilts Old and New: Reproductions from...
Michigan State University Museum
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Worrall, Mary Author; Creator; Interviewer; Quiltmaker
Michigan Quilt Project