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