QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5214

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:

08.0044

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

2008:121.1

Object label:

Patchwork with Chopar Design
Maker unknown
Middle Sindh, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.1

Essay:

This patchwork ralli is made in the traditional strong “satrangi” color scheme of the Sindh (white, black, red, orange, green, blue and purple). The geometric pattern includes the cross in the center called “chopar”. It is used as a playing board for a game using small stones. On the upper and lower ends are zig-zag patterns in the geometric design called “lahar” or wave pattern. The back is patched, mainly over-dyed blue fabric.

Quilt's title:

Patchwork with Chopar Design

When was the form filled out?

4/22/08

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Top's maker

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Middle Sindh

Where the quilt was made, country:

Pakistan

Time period:

2000-2025

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Patchwork quilts are the most common style found among the ralli communities. They are used for family, everyday quilts and are made in geometric patterns that have ancient design roots. It is used as a playing board for a game using small stones.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

47"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Green; Orange; Purple; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

6

Describe the borders:

1" plain; 1 1/2" pieced; 1 1/4" plain; 7/8" plain; 1 7/8" applique, 1 1/2" plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

36 mulitple pieces

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

This patchwork ralli is made in the traditional strong “satrangi” color scheme of the Sindh (white, black, red, orange, green, blue and purple). The geometric pattern includes the cross in the center called “chopar”. It is used as a playing board for a game using small stones. On the upper and lower ends are zig-zag patterns in the geometric design called “lahar” or wave pattern. The back is patched, mainly over-dyed blue fabric.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Ralli Quilts: Traditional textiles from pakistan and India by patricia Ormsby Stoddard, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2003

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher

Source of the information on this quilt:

Tricia Stoddard

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)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Tricia Stoddard, author and researcher, 4/18/2008

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

It is used as a playing board for a game using small stones.

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees