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12-8-1829

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

01.0153

Quilt's title:

My Pumpkin Patch quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

Quilt top made by:

Reardon, Loretta K.

Quilted by:

Reardon, Loretta K.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lansing/Madison/Columbus

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham//

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1994

When was the quilt finished?

1998

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

I used to sew a lot and wanted to do something more comlex. I was looking in books in the library for all the best patterns (ones I liked) that were hard. I learned to piece.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reardon

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/15/1952

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Iroquois, Irish, English, German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.S. Interdisciplinary Social Science, MSU

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

United Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

database developer, administrative assistant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Reardon, Raymond

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Reardon, Retah Hummel

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From guild or club member

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

57 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

71"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1 1/2"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1" vertical, 1 1/4" horizontal straight

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:

2

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Loretta K. Reardon

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

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

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

It reminds me of pumpkins, tried to incorporate things I thought were Michigan, Indian.

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Hand piecing, paper or cardboard templates

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Reardon, Loretta K. My Pumpkin Patch quilt. 1998. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1829. Accessed: 03/29/24

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