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:

85.1371

Owner's name for the quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

When was the form filled out?

7/1/1985

Quilt top made by:

Loudenbeck, Donna E.

Quilted by:

Loudenbeck, Donna E.

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fowler

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clinton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1984

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt will be my grandson's wedding gift. He is now 13

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Fowler

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Roberts

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/25/1926

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School short course (MSU)

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Roberts, Eli

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Roberts, Marion Jane Bates

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

7/4/1946

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

Loudenbeck, Kenneth

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

Farmer

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

96"

How long is the quilt?

120"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1985

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

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?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Better Homes and Gardens, April 1977, page 104

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Donna E. Loudenbeck

Quilt owner's city:

Fowler

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Grandmother's Flower Garden and Fan

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum