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:

85.1220

Owner's name for the quilt:

Morning Glory

When was the form filled out?

6/27/1985

Quilt top made by:

Conner, Anna

Quilted by:

Conner, Anna

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Alanson

Where the quilt was made, county:

Emmet

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1945

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Mama made this quilt for me for my birthday

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Alanson

Quiltmaker's county:

Emmet

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Scroggy

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/4/1978

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

6th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife and raised foster children

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Scroggy, Francis Baily

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Scroggy, Mary Jane Schafer

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

7/17/1898

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Conner, William Henry

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Mechanic and farmer

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Ethel Leece

Quilt owner's city:

Petoskey

Quilt owner's county:

Emmet

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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