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:

86.2159

Owner's name for the quilt:

Flying Geese

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cut Glass Dish, Winged Square, Golden Gates, Prism Block

Brackman # or other source & #:

1703

When was the form filled out?

12/21/1986

Quilt top made by:

Shorley, Lilly

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Hessel Presbyterian Ladies Aid

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Detroit

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1975

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Detroit

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890s

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1984

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife and weaver

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

born in England

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

62"

How long is the quilt?

95"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

40

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3 1/2"

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Edna Birge

Quilt owner's city:

Hessel

Quilt owner's county:

Mackinac

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum