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12-8-6794

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0170

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

2014:55.75

Essay:

Quilt commemorates the morning of April 19, 1995 when Timothy McVeigh parked a rental truck with explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Portraits of the child victims of the explosion are on the quilt.

Quilt's title:

Children of the Oklahoma Bombing

Subject of the quilt:

Children of the Oklahoma Bombing, Commemoration, Victims of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

2/26/2015

Quilt top made by:

Sisto, Penny Floyd

Quilted by:

Sisto, Penny Floyd

Where the quilt was made, city:

Floyds Knobs

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Women of Color Quilters Network

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

71 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Brown; Pink; Red

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Photography/photo transfer

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/no separate binding

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Binding only on 3 sides- 1"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

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)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved

Cite this Quilt

Sisto, Penny Floy. Children of the Oklahoma Bombing. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6794. Accessed: 03/29/24