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:

99.0373

Owner's name for the quilt:

Handy Andy

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flying Geese

Brackman # or other source & #:

1878

Quilt top made by:

Deering, Mae

Quilted by:

Deering, Mae

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1958

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

81"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

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:

3

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Michelle Hach

Quilt owner's city:

Munising

Quilt owner's county:

Alger

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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