QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5524

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan History Center Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0217

Quilt's title:

1996 UP State Fair Sampler

When was the form filled out?

11/24/2009

Quilt top made by:

Anderson, Michelle; Simpson, Janice; Palzewicz, Barbara; Zychowski, Jeanette; Lasich, Cecelia; Smith, Marion; Boone, Emily; Nikkari, Mary Lou; Berg, Regina

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Winners of the UP State Fair Contest

Where the quilt was made, city:

Upper Peninsula

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1996

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

37 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

37 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue; Gold; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Message; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Row 1, Left to right: Michelle Anderson, 5th place, Dafter, MI; quilters around a frame Janice Simpson, 4th place, Marquette, MI; U.P. Children’s Museum-dinosaur Barbara Palzewicz, 1st place, Stephenson, MI; men with chain saw looking at trees Row 2, Left to right: Jeanette Zychowski, 2nd place, Norway, MI; Norway landmarks Cecelia Lasich, 8th place, Marquette, MI; pineapple log cabin Marion Smith, 6th place, Escanaba, MI; UP Fairgrounds Row 3, Left to right: Barbara Palzewicz, best design, Stephenson, MI; man with cows in winter Emily Boone, 3rd place, Sault Ste. Marie, MI; freighter in the Sault Mary Lou Nikkari, 7th place, Alger, MI; Munising churches Quilt stitched together by Regina Berg, for the 1996 U.P. State Fair Quilt Contest.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

stars

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan Upper Peninsula State Fair, 1996

Contests entered:

This quilt showcases the winning blocks in the annual UP Quilt Block Contest, 1996.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan History Center, Michigan Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees