QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Iron County Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0618

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin, Barn Raising

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1920

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

61"

How long is the quilt?

73"

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the repairs:

Squares on old - set on a quilted bedspread which is machine quilted - possibly as a repair. Machine quilted, but hand sewn to front, probably as repair to first backing.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

120

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Iron County Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Caspian

Quilt owner's county:

Iron

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum