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:

03.0105

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sailboats

Quilt top made by:

Dimick, Nellie

Quilted by:

Dimick, Nellie

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

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, county:

Windsor

Where the quilt was made, state:

Vermont (VT)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1954

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Windsor

Quiltmaker's state:

Vermont (VT)

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

74 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Leonard Skonieczny

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

May 22, 1954

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

8 5/8" x 8"

Sashing width:

3 3/8"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

cornerstones plain 3 3/8"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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 kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marilyn Skonieczny

Quilt owner's city:

Gaylord

Quilt owner's county:

Otsego

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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