QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5951

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Byron Area Historical Society Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0074

Quilt's title:

Four Over Four Crib Quilt

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1950-1975

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

38"

How long is the quilt?

62 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

6" x 6"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1, 2 on top

Describe the borders:

Borders are 1 1/2” wide (yellow) with an additional 1 1/2” wide blue border on top. Borders on the three open sides of the quilt.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rayon, Shantung, Acetate

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

If you look carefully at the piercing seams, it almost looks like this was hand pieced. See the uneven tiny puckers? What a work. Actually, this is not a crib quilt size. It is a full size quilt folded in half and sewn on the edges to fit a crib. This way it was also reversible.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Byron Area Historical Society

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Byron Area Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Byron Center

Quilt owner's county:

Ottawa

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:

Donated by Dorothy McKinney.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees