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:

04.0004

Quilt's title:

Cats in the Window

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine Patch

Quilt top made by:

Meddaugh, Jeanne

Quilted by:

Meddaugh, Jeanne

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?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

1/30/2004

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Piecemakers Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Saginaw, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

17 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

21"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Jeanne Meddaugh Saginaw, MI

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1-30-04

Location of inscription:

on back

Number of quilt blocks:

10 nine patches, 2 cats, 6 partial nine patches

Size of quilt blocks:

nine patches, 3" x 3", cats 6" x 13"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1"

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan State Univeristy Museum Wine Tasting, East Lansing, MI, 2004, University Club

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Kerry Gordon

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Auctioned at the Annual Wine Tasting Event for fundraising for the MSU Museum, 3/19/2004.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum