QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6393

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Grand Rapids Public Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0195

Owner's name for the quilt:

Carpenter Wheel Variation

When was the form filled out?

June 1, 2012

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1880

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

EE

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

on corner back binding

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

18 whole blocks; 12 half blocks; 2 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2" x 9 3/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2 3/4" - 3"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

9 1/2" - 10" width. Appliqued vine with green leaves, red and pink flowers.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

3

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal, flower/leaf in pattern, outline flowers

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

June 2, 1989, "Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilt," photography session at Voight House (probably why Miss Eudora Estabrook marked her quilt)

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

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:

Acquired from Miss Eudora Estabrook, Grand Rapids, MI, February 2, 1961.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees