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:

05.0024

Quilt's title:

Marsh Violets in Spring

Quilt top made by:

Wolff, Pauline

Quilted by:

Wolff, Pauline

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:

St. Charles

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

St. Charles

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Piecemakers Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Saginaw, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

16 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

16 1/2"

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?

Pauline Wolff, Marsh Violets in Spring, St. Charles, Mich. 2005

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2005

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

12 1/2" x 12 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 1/2" lavendar and white print

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch; Leaves

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:

Bob Harris

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

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 to the Museum by Pauline Wolff

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum