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:

02.0103

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pansy

Quilt top made by:

Boettger, Veronica

Quilted by:

Martin, Helen

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1925

When was the quilt finished?

1925

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

St. Johns

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

6/27/1916

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Hungarian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

_________, Michael

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

________, Susan

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

100"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

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

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1 1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Veronica Boettger

Quilt owner's city:

St. Johns

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum