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:

05.0028

Quilt's title:

The Grape Arbor

Quilt top made by:

Kimball, Rosemary

Quilted by:

Kimball, Rosemary

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:

Battle Creek

Where the quilt was made, county:

Calhoun

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2004

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Battle Creek

Quiltmaker's county:

Calhoun

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Cal-Co Quilters' Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Battle Creek, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

27 1/5"

How long is the quilt?

26 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?

Rosemary Kimball, "The Grape Arbor"

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:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

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:

Dennis Deatrick

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 to the Museum by Rosemary Kimball

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum