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:

99.0413

Owner's name for the quilt:

Early to Bed

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cross stitched child's quilt

Quilt top made by:

Smith, Betty

Quilted by:

Smith, Betty

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Reno

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washoe

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nevada (NV)

When was the quilt finished?

1953

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ashland

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ray

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/1929

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school grad and B.A. in nursing

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Prot.

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Nursing and Real Estate Agent

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ray, Charles

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ray, Evelyn Miller

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Smith, Robert

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

36"

How long is the quilt?

56"

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

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:

Mary Lou Gormley

Quilt owner's city:

AuTrain

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