QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-3039
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
04.0124
Quilt's title:
Nature of the Northwoods
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Munising Bay Quilt Guild
If this quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:
Fundraising quilts.
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, city:
Munising
Where the quilt was made, county:
Alger
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
Dec. 2002
When was the quilt finished?
10/2003
Why was the quilt made?
Fundraising
Details about why the quilt was made:
Quilt was designed by Carol Armstrong. Quilt guild member who has published books on applique. Members worked at workshops throughout the year to complete the quilt. Quilt was exhibited at the County Fair and various events throughout the summer. Raffle t
Describe present uses of the quilt:
The quilt has been insured for $4000 - it hangs in our family room. I will be showing it in some shows and of course those who worked so hard on it have full visitation rights!
Quiltmaker's city:
Munising
Quiltmaker's county:
Alger
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
mixed
Quiltmaker's educational background:
9th grade to masters degrees
Quiltmaker's occupation:
diversified
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
59"
How long is the quilt?
69"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Sashing width:
1"
Describe the borders:
5" outer black Inner appliqued motifs, cat tails, salmon, lily pads, maple leafs
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
11
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
salmon,
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
North Woods Sampler by Carol Armstrong
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Munising Bay Quilt Guild Show, Oct. 2003
Contests entered:
Alger County Fair, Chatham, MI
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Bonnie McCarthy
Quilt owner's city:
Munising
Quilt owner's county:
Alger
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Raffle or contest prize
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Fundraising raffle drawing was held in Oct. 2003 at the guild's biannual quilt show. Munising Bay Quilt Guild member winner of quilt.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Nature of the Northwoods. 10/2003. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3039. Accessed: 03/28/24
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