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:

99.0723

Owner's name for the quilt:

Peeled Orange

Brackman # or other source & #:

3532

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?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Charlotte

Where the quilt was made, county:

Eaton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1974

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt was a fundraiser for the Lawrence Avenue Methodist Church in 1974

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

92"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

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

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:

Sherri Crandell

Quilt owner's city:

Charlotte

Quilt owner's county:

Eaton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum