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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3214

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0718

Owner's name for the quilt:

Kite

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Arkansas Snow Flake, Arkansas Star, Star Kite

Quilt top made by:

Kelly, Ellie

Quilted by:

Kelly, Ellie

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Convoy

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farmer

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

87"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cal Cumberworth

Quilt owner's city:

Eaton Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Eaton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Kelly, Elli. Kite. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3214. Accessed: 03/29/24