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Blue Posy Kit Quilt

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5418

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0206

Quilt's title:

Blue Posy Kit Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/28/2009

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Maker

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt collector; Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1924

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid; Other collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Blue

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

RGJ

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1924

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Width between quilting lines:

1/4"

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths; Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The quilting is unbelievably small in diagonal rows 1/4 inch apart. The other areas are filled in with feather circles.

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

Blue and White quilts were popular around the turn of the 20th century. This color scheme came back again during the 1920’s and 1930’s but in much more muted colors. This quilt is signed with embroidery stitch-RGJ, 1924. It may have been one of the many patterns that was being produced at that time or possibly a kit quilt. The centers of the flowers are French knots. The appliqué is very fine overcast stitch. The batting was so thin, there is barely enough left to see there was batting. The quilting is unbelievably small in diagonal rows 1/4 inch apart. The other areas are filled in with feather circles. This quilt is one of a matching pair.

Describe the source of the pattern:

Possibly a kit

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Antique Quilt Exhibit, Michigan Quilt Network Showcase September 9-13, 2009; Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan. #32

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quilt collector

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Virginia Anderson and April Yorks

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Beth Donaldson

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Unknown, Make. Blue Posy Kit Quilt. 1924. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5418. Accessed: 03/29/24

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