QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3571

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.1127

Owner's name for the quilt:

Lover's Knot

Quilt top made by:

Hanson, Marita

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?

1994

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?

100"

How long is the quilt?

110"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

5 1/2", 4"

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 fabric

How is the binding made?

Prairie Points

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

2 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

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

Peach

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:

Marita Hanson

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