QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-2234
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
04.0018
Owner's name for the quilt:
Mr. Pumpkin
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
applique
Quilt top made by:
Moeser, Madeleine
Quilted by:
Moeser, Madeleine
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?
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?
14 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
15 3/4"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Madeleine Moeser Saginaw, MI. USA
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
1
Size of quilt blocks:
10" x 11 1/4"
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
inner 1/4" brown; outer 1 7/8" tan
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:
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?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
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:
Mary Mertz-Smith
Quilt owner's city:
Haslett
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
Cite this Quilt
Moeser, Madelein. Mr. Pumpkin. 2004. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2234. Accessed: 04/18/24
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