QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1205

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin Straight Furrows

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?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1850

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67"

How long is the quilt?

81"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

greater than one inch

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

2"

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Yard sale in Muskegon, MI

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum