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:

85.1343

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bow Tie

When was the form filled out?

9/22/1984

Quilt top made by:

Rice, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Rice, Elizabeth

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:

Grand Ledge

Where the quilt was made, county:

Eaton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1932

Details about why the quilt was made:

Quilt top made as a wedding gift for Ruth Garlock and Lawrence Maier she made one for each of her nieces and nephews

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Wacousta

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Garlock

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1856

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

7/14/1945

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Garlock, John

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Garlock, Rebecca Barringer

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

She made a quilt top for each of her nieces and nephews as a wedding present.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

1,275 pieces; 255 blocks

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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?

White

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabric came from clothing

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cherie Brinkey

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

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