QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3062

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0517

Owner's name for the quilt:

Christmas Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pieced Santa

Quilt top made by:

Marchette, Linnea

Where the quilt was made, city:

Iron Mountain

Where the quilt was made, county:

Dickinson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1992

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

Details about why the quilt was made:

Christmas

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Iron Mountain

Quiltmaker's county:

Dickinson

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by horizontal strips

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Carrie Jacobs Bond Memorial Threaders Quilt Show, Iron River, MI, 1995

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Linnea Marchette

Quilt owner's city:

Iron Mountain

Quilt owner's county:

Dickinson

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

3 years ago my sisters and I began meeting Sunday afternoons during November to make crafts at my mother's home. My mother died last year and this quilt evokes many happy memories.

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