QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

14.0065

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

2014:60.2

Owner's name for the quilt:

9/11 Healing Quilt

When was the form filled out?

2/12/2015

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Students in the course Womens Studies 1110, "Multicultural Perspectives on Women in Society" at University of Georgia at Athens

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, city:

Athens

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2001

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Commemorative

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Words written on the blocks

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

14

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Felt

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing; Painting

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt was made by students in the course Womens Studies 1110, "Multicultural Perspectives on Women in Society" at University of Georgia at Athens in September 2001. Professor Marybeth Stalp led her class through the process of making quilt blocks, and she combined them to make this quilt.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum