QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5467

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0124

Quilt's title:

Melon Patch

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flower Petals

Brackman # or other source & #:

1527b

When was the form filled out?

3/23/2008

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Maker

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:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

121

Size of quilt blocks:

7" x 7"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Beth Kolodziej Donaldson

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees