QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5547

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0635

Owner's name for the quilt:

Nine Patch

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Puss in the Corner with a 9 Patch center

When was the form filled out?

3/23/1985

Quilt top made by:

Eastham, Barbara

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sterling

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kenai Penninsula

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alaska (AK)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1984

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

anniversary

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Sterling

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Butorac

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/3/1946

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School grad

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Cathholic

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Butorac, Matt

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Croatian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Butorac, Alice

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German French

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

Eastham, Larry

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

Millwright

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

86"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

3"

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Assorted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Alice Butorac

Quilt owner's city:

Stambaugh

Quilt owner's county:

Iron

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum