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:

06.0043

Owner's name for the quilt:

Four Patch

When was the form filled out?

3/15/2003

Quilt top made by:

Lockwood, Asenath Fish

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Caro

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tuscola

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1941

When was the quilt finished?

1941

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Christmas 1941

Quilt is presently used as:

Doll quilt/toy

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Caro

Quiltmaker's county:

Tuscola

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c1885

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c1950

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

elementary

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer's wife

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

15"

How long is the quilt?

22 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Size of quilt blocks:

2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2 1/4"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 1/2"

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias 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?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Phylinda Waker

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Christmas gift from maternal grandmother in 1941

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Three cousins (mother's were sisters) each received a set of quilts, sheets, and pillowcases from our maternal grandmother to with the doll bed we were receiving for Christmas.

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