QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Frankenmuth Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

10.0317

Quilt's title:

Ohio Star

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies' Aid

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Alma

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1935

When was the quilt finished?

1938

Quiltmaker's city:

Alma

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

82"

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Cable with corners fleur-de-lis

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Frankenmuth Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Frankenmuth

Quilt owner's county:

Saginaw

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt was a gift to Petronella “Pate” Gower, from a brother who taught in Alma, Missouri, where Trinity Lutheran Church is located. Pate donated it to Frankenmuth Historical in 1991.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees