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Martha's Handkerchief Quilt

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3574

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.1130

Owner's name for the quilt:

Martha's Handkerchief Quilt

Quilt top made by:

Hart, Mary

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1994

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Mary Hart made this for her grandmother.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

full

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

vary

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Hankies purchased by Martha in the 1920s and 1930s.

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

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

There is a sheet of information describing the history of each hankie.

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Martha Hatch

Quilt owner's city:

Marquette

Quilt owner's county:

Marquette

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Hart, Mar. Martha's Handkerchief Quilt. 1994. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3574. Accessed: 03/29/24