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12-8-4451

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

05.0010

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pumpkins

Quilt top made by:

Schultz, Pam

Quilted by:

Schultz, Pam

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:

Vicksburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kalamazoo

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2004

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Vicksburg

Quiltmaker's county:

Kalamazoo

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Boyer

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1972 graduate of Michigan State University

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Cal-Co Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Battle Creek, Michigan

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

17"

How long is the quilt?

10"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the type of inscription:

Title

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Pam (Boyer) Schultz, Pumpkins, Vicksburg, Michigan, Class of '72, MSU

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

October 25, 2004

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

4 3/4" x 11 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1 3/4" print, 1" plain black

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan State University Museum's Wine Tasting, East Lansing, MI, March 18, 2005, University Club

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Dolores K. Fitzgerald

Quilt owner's city:

DeWitt

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

MSU Museum Wine Tasting Silent Auction, 3/18/2005, MSU Museum, donated by Pam Schultz

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Schultz, Pa. Pumpkins. 2004. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4451. Accessed: 04/19/24

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