QUILT INDEX RECORD
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