QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-1643

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0213

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crows, Scarecrow, Pumpkins

Quilt top made by:

Falecki, Dolora

Quilted by:

Falecki, Dolora

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Goodells

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Clair

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

8/1999

When was the quilt finished?

10/1999

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Goodells

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Clair

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/30/1940

Quiltmaker's educational background:

some college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

________, Frank

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

________, Bernadine

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Baker

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From TV show

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Woolcott Mill, Greater Blue Water, MQS

What are the main activities of the group?

Quilting, charity and fun

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

48"

How long is the quilt?

48"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

6" x 6"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

#1 2"; #2 7 1/2" (embroidered crows, scarecrow, flowers, vine)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Earth tones, Autumn colors

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Better Homes and Gardens Magazines

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Dolora Falecki

Quilt owner's city:

Goodells

Quilt owner's county:

St. Clair

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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