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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-2461

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

00.0427

Owner's name for the quilt:

Little Boy Blue

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Pauline

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1936

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Elkhart

Quiltmaker's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/26/1912

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12/1/1994

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

31 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

43"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Arlene Hitesman

Quilt owner's city:

Buchanan

Quilt owner's county:

Berrien

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made in 1936 by my mother for me - in Elkhart, IN.

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

Cite this Quilt

Johnson, Paulin. Little Boy Blue. 1936. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2461. Accessed: 03/29/24

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