QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Dearborn Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1319

Owner's name for the quilt:

Dresden Plate

When was the form filled out?

5/6/1985

Quilt top made by:

Dietrich, Amanda

Quilted by:

Dietrich, Amanda

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c1920

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Dearborn

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1869

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1947

Quiltmaker's occupation:

An accomplished seamstress she taught art and weaving to Indian children in Steward, Nevada from 1915-1935 in the Indian Field Service

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

came from Germany in 1865 with his parents

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

83"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

1 scalloped

Describe the borders:

10"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

In Amanda's scrapbook was found full instructions for the Dresden Plate quilt, with blue transfer pattern and quilted block design for 35 cents.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Fifteen Dearborn Quilts", Uncoverings 1982, by Margaret Malanyn, p.87-100. 15 Early Dearborn Quilts by Margaret Malanyn, p.13. Uncoverings - A Legacy of Dearborn Quilmakers, by Margaret Malanyn, p.44

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Dearborn Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Dearborn

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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