QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7071
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1203
Owner's name for the quilt:
Four Patch
When was the form filled out?
6/20/1985
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
1860-70
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
79"
How long is the quilt?
83"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
50
Sashing width:
6 1/2"
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
6"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Brown
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
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:
9
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Unis Engle Southwell
Quilt owner's city:
Suttons Bay
Quilt owner's county:
Leelanau
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Florence Engle Northcott to her neice Unis Engle Southwell
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Four Patch. 1860-70. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7071. Accessed: 03/28/24