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:

05.0025

Quilt's title:

A Spartan Lives Here

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Schoolhouse

Quilt top made by:

Kuhlman, Linda

Quilted by:

Kuhlman, Linda

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:

Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Kuhlman, John

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Building contractor

Number of children:

1

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

Capitol City Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Lansing, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

15 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

12 1/4"

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?

Linda Kuhlman, A Spartan Lives Here

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2005

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

15 1/2" x 12 1/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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:

Daisy DeHaven

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 Linda Kuhlman

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum