QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-4469
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
05.0027
Quilt's title:
MSU Birthday Logo
Quilt top made by:
Munn, Janet L.
Quilted by:
Munn, Janet L.
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)
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?
10"
How long is the quilt?
14"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Janet L. Munn, Capitol City Quilt Guild
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:
5 3/4" x 10"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
2" squares of green, pieced around the center block
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:
Machine Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
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?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
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:
Sue Warner
Quilt owner's city:
East 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 Janet Munn
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Munn, Janet L. MSU Birthday Logo. 2005. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4469. Accessed: 03/29/24
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