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:

08.0054

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

2008:121.11

Object label:

Embellished Appliqué and Embroidered Ralli
Maker unknown
Middle Sindh, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.11

Essay:

Appliqué blocks are alternated with embroidered blocks done in the hurmutch stitch. This stitch is a complex interlacing stitch characteristic of Pakistan and Indian embroidery. The embroidery uses very bright threads. The quilt has bead and yarn tassels around the outer edge. The edge itself is over sewn with gold thread. The back is dark green. The ralli itself is unusually large. This indicates that it was especially made, most likely as a gift for a wedding.

Quilt's title:

Embellished Appliqué and Embroidered Ralli

When was the form filled out?

4/22/08

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:

1976-1999

Why was the quilt made?

Anniversary; Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

The appliqué rallis are made for everyday use and are also made in complex designs for marriage gifts and for other special occasions.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

94"

How long is the quilt?

62"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the edge:

Front to back

Shape of corners:

Embellished or trimmed

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Brown; Green; Orange; Yellow; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/4" to 9 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

Sides 7, top and bottom 9

Describe the borders:

Sides: 5 1/4" applique; 1 3/4" block, 1 1/8" plain; 1 1/4" applique; 1 1/2"-2" applique; 1" plain; 1" applique. Top and bottom: 5 1/4" applique; 2" block, 1 1/4" plain, 1 1/4" applique; 1 3/4" applique, 1 3/4" applique, 1 3/4" applique, 1" plain, 1 1/4" applique.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Yellow, blue, brown, green, white, orange

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

cotton

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:

2

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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

Showing off all her skills the woman (or women) who made this loved embellishments! Appliqué blocks are alternated with embroidered blocks done in the hurmutch stitch. This stitch is a complex interlacing stitch characteristic of Pakistan and Indian embroidery. The embroidery uses very bright threads. The quilt has bead and yarn tassels around the outer edge. The edge itself is over sewn with gold thread. The back is dark green. The ralli itself is unusually large. This indicates that it was especially made, most likely as a gift for a wedding.

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

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees