QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

03.0070

Owner's name for the quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Quilt top made by:

Brown, Fanny

Quilted by:

Brown, Fanny

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Aunt

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

Inherited

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Niece of quiltmaker

Where the quilt was made, city:

Black Rock

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lawrence

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

c.1930

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Walnut Ridge

Quiltmaker's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1880s

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2nd grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Orange

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

196

Size of quilt blocks:

5 3/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

1 3/4" hexagons

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

row of hexagons

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Holly Lubs

Quilt owner's city:

Gaylord

Quilt owner's county:

Otsego

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

My father, James Toles, gave this quilt to me. His sister Julia Johnson was breaking up housekeeping and gave it to him. He knew how much I loved quilts and I especially admired this quilt due to bright orange background. I also loved to hear "Aunt Fanny stories". She sounded like quite a character. 1995, Julia Johnson, Paternal aunt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum