QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0038

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt with Circles

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Snowball, Fireball

Brackman # or other source & #:

1507

Quilt top made by:

Purcell, Minnie

Quilted by:

Purcell, Minnie

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cornelia

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1917

When was the quilt finished?

1917

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Cornelia

Quiltmaker's county:

Habersham

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Watkins

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/11/1882

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cornelia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

3/20/1961

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer's wife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Watkins, Rev.

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

Purcell, John

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

Farmer

Number of children:

7

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

58"

How long is the quilt?

73"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Some of the peach circles have been appliquéd over with a pink linen-1978. some of the patches have been covered with other fabrics-1979.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

10" x 8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Describe the quilting designs used:

log cabin

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Joyce Zerkich

Quilt owner's city:

Novi

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From grandmother Mozelle Dover, 1969.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees