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