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:

00.0148

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rose Album Variation

Quilt top made by:

Martin, Kit Rae

Quilted by:

Martin, Kit Rae

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ada

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ada

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bradish

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1947

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Librarian in Ada

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bradish, ___________

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

carpenter

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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:

3

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

poison green

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marian Hopp

Quilt owner's city:

Sparta

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

I have many happy memories of playing with my sister and brother under the quilt frame while my mother and grandma quilted. The smells and the sounds harmonize with my thoughts and memories.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum