QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3517

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.1077

Owner's name for the quilt:

Lover's Knot

Quilt top made by:

Houlmont, Marcy

Quilted by:

Houlmont, Marcy

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marquette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Marquette

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt was made for her daughter, Patti and her husband Bob, for their 11th Wedding Anniversary, August 7, 1993

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marquette

Quiltmaker's county:

Marquette

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

84"

How long is the quilt?

100"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MMH

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

5.16.93

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

98

Describe the borders:

6 1/4", 4 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Mauve

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Autumn Comforts Quilt Show, sponsored by the Marquette County Quilter's Association, Marquette, MI, October 22-23, 1994, Northern Michigan University Great Lakes Rooms

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marcy Houlmont

Quilt owner's city:

Marquette

Quilt owner's county:

Marquette

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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