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:

09.0010

Quilt's title:

Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flat Iron Patchwork, Steps to the Altar, Dish of Fruit

Brackman # or other source & #:

3186

Quilt top made by:

Cook, Margaret

Quilted by:

Cook, Margaret

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sault Ste. Marie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Chippewa

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Sault Ste. Marie

Quiltmaker's county:

Chippewa

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Tate

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2/2/1886

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8/16/1941

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English and Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Free Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

ran a boarding house

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Tate, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Wilcox, Melinda

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English and Irish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

8/17/1904

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Cook, George Adam Morton

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

U.S Coast Guard

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60"

How long is the quilt?

62"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Cream; Pink; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

16" x 16"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Michael Maki

Quilt owner's city:

Spring Lake

Quilt owner's county:

Ottawa

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Copyright holder:

MSU Museum