QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-5236
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:
08.0055
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2008:121.12
Object label:
Lassi Ralli
Maker unknown
Lower Sindh, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.12
Essay:
Lassi (meaning simple) rallis are usually made with pieces of printed fabric sewn together and then quilted in long straight lines. Used as everyday quilts, these became very popular in the US and Europe a few years ago after they were used as a backdrop for a NY fashion show. The foreign demand for them has now subsided. This particular one is interesting for several reasons. It is made in green and pink which are very popular colors among the Hindu women. It is heavier than most indicating it was either used for colder nights or as an under covering on the string beds. The quilter also found a black and white fringe to decorate the edge of a utilitarian quilt. It has some machine stitching. The back is a floral print.
Quilt's title:
Lassi 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:
Lower Sindh
Where the quilt was made, country:
Pakistan
Time period:
1976-1999
Details about why the quilt was made:
The embroidered rallis are made by a few cultural communities and are a specialty of some nomadic groups.
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
76"
How long is the quilt?
59"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Turned in
What color is the quilt?
Green; Pink; Purple
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the quilt's layout:
Wholecloth
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
3 sides with pink border, uneven ranging from 6-9" 1 side with purple border, uneven ranging from 1 1/2-3 1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Pink, green, purple
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
How is the binding made?
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:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
4
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Lassi (meaning simple) rallis are usually made with pieces of printed fabric sewed together and then quilted in long straight lines. Used as everyday quilts, these became very popular in the US and Europe a few years ago after they were used as a backdrop for a NY fashion show. The foreign demand for them has now subsided. This particular one is interesting for several reasons. It is made in green and pink which are very popular colors among the Hindu women. It is heavier than most indicating it was either used for colder nights or as an under covering on the string beds. The quilter also found a black and white fringe to decorate the edge of a utilitarian quilt. It has some machine stitching. The back is a floral print.
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
Cite this Quilt
Lassi Ralli. 1976-1999. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5236. Accessed: 03/28/24
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