QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

05.0049

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2006:106.1

Object label:

MSU Sesquicentennial 1855-2005 Advancing Knowledge Transforming Lives
MSU Faculty Folk Club: Martha Schwab, Mary Olson, Sue Berger, Joan Gilliland, Jean Graham, Dawn Bryde, Carol Le Mense, Bea Hughes, Karen Harsh, Mary Ann Dunn, and Jean Lewis.
April 2005
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2006:106.1

Essay:

This quilt was made by the MSU Faculty Folk Cub's Quilting Group to celebrate MSU's Sesquicentennial in 2005. The quilt was donated to the Office of the President, and then transferred to the MSU Museum. The images acknowledge the accomplishments of women and women's activites at MSU.

There are 16 photo transfered pictorial blocks depicting scenes and people from MSU history. The photos include (left to right, top to bottom): Old College Hall, Farm Lane Bridge, Mary Merrill (second woman graduate, first college librarian), Linda Landon (college librarian), cooking class, Myrtle Craig Mowbry (first black graduate), sewing class, women's athletics - fencing, WWII Victory gardening, MSC joins the Big Ten, Nancy Anne Fleming (Miss Michigan/Miss America 1961), women in science, three MSU Rhodes Scholars, Dr. Beatrice Paolucci, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, and Beaumont Tower.

Quilt's title:

MSU Sesquicentennial Women

Quilt top made by:

Schwab, Martha; Olson, Mary; Berger, Sue; Gilliland, Joan; Graham, Jean; Bryde, Dawn; Le Mense, Carol; Hughes, Bea; Harsh, Karen; Dunn, Mary Ann; Lewis, Jean

Quilted by:

Schwab, Martha; Olson, Mary; Berger, Sue; Gilliland, Joan; Graham, Jean; Bryde, Dawn; Le Mense, Carol; Hughes, Bea; Harsh, Karen; Dunn, Mary Ann; Lewis, Jean

Name of the group that made the quilt:

MSU Faculty Folk Club

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

East Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's city:

East Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

58"

How long is the quilt?

58"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Martha Schwab, Mary Olson, Sue Berger, Joan Gilliland, Jean Graham, Dawn Bryde, Carol Le Mense, Bea Hughes, Karen Harsh, Mary Ann Dunn, Jean Lewis

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

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:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Photography/ photo transfer

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Photos include (left to right, top to bottom): Old College Hall, Farm Lane Bridge, Mary Merrill (second woman graduate, first college librarian), Linda Landon (college librarian), cooking class, Myrtle Craig Mowbry (first black graduate), sewing class, women's athletics - fencing, WWII Victory gardening, MSC joins the Big Ten, Nancy Anne Fleming (Miss Michigan/Miss America 1961), women in science, 3 MSU Rhodes Scholars, Dr. Beatrice Paolucci, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, and Beaumont Tower.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

The quilt was exhibited at the Kellogg Center at MSU from May - December 2005. Images of the quilt were intended to pay particular acknowledgement to women and women's activites at MSU.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made by MSU Faculty Folk Quilting Group to celebrate MSU's Sesquicentennial in 2005. The quilt was donated to the Office of the President, and then transferred to MSU Museum.

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