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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6647

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0207

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2013:77.3

Owner's name for the quilt:

Miniature Log Cabin

When was the form filled out?

6/25/2014

Quilt top made by:

Pineau, M.

Quilted by:

Pineau, M.

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1994

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

5"

How long is the quilt?

9 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

M. Pineau

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1994

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Signed

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

3

Size of quilt blocks:

2 1/4" x 2 1/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

White solid

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

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:

Eve Boicourt estate, 11/18/2013

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Pineau, M. Miniature Log Cabin. 1994. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6647. Accessed: 04/19/24