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12-8-5953

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:

11.0075

Quilt's title:

Redwork

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1901-1929

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

80 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1"

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Inner, same as sashing, 1” red Middle, 1 1/2” pieced sawtooth (red and white) Outer, 2” white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border in echo quilted in a dog chain.

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:

Donation by Carol Steele

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Redwork. 1901-1929. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Byron Area Historical Society Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5953. Accessed: 03/28/24