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Windmill; Joseph's Coat, Peeled Orange, Hexagon Chain

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-4616

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0251

Owner's name for the quilt:

Windmill

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Joseph's Coat, Peeled Orange, Hexagon Chain

Brackman # or other source & #:

451

When was the form filled out?

3/5

Quilt top made by:

Havens, Iva; McFall, Edna

Quilted by:

Havens, Iva; McFall, Edna

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

St. Louis

Where the quilt was made, county:

Gratiot

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1946

When was the quilt finished?

1946

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

82 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marlene A Eggert

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Iva Havens to Roma Havens to Marlene Eggert

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Havens, Iva; McFall, Edn. Windmill. 1946. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4616. Accessed: 03/29/24