QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5890

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0020

Quilt's title:

Caring Hands

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Michigan State University Community Club

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

June 1, 2011

When was the quilt finished?

July 6, 2011

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship; Gift or presentation

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento; Room decoration

Quiltmaker's city:

East Lansing

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

40 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Gold; Red; Rust; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Top row (left to right): Jean Graham, Dawn Bryde, Kathy Lane, Mary Lou Gast, Dee Williams. Middle row (left to right): Joan Gilliland, Mary Olson, Carole Cappriotti, Susan Berger, Martha Schwab. Bottom row (left to right): Karen Harsch, Molly Green Haywood, Annette Whims, Mary Ann Dunn, Beatrice Hughes.

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Alphabet beads

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Sashing width:

1 1/2"

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fusible Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Painting

Embellishments used:

Beads attached

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

Cross grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Describe the quilt filling:

Thermore

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Width between quilting lines:

3/4" to 1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

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

The intent of this quilt was to show support and bring comfort to a fellow quilter, a member of the Michigan State University Community Club Quilting Group. The member, who wishes to keep her name low profile, is dealing with breast cancer. The back fabric, a flannel, was intended to be warm, soft and comforting. The hand imprints are acrylic paint. Each member placed her “Caring Hands” onto the block she made.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Members of the group are from; East Lansing, Okemos, Laingsburg, Williamston, Holt and Bellevue, NE

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees