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:

85.1541

Owner's name for the quilt:

Lamb

When was the form filled out?

5/28/1985

Quilt top made by:

Kraft, Evelyn

Quilted by:

Kraft, Evelyn

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marlette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sanilac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1985

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Daughter Janet & I gave each grandchild a critter quilt for their second birthday

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlette

Quiltmaker's county:

Sanilac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Schneider

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/7/1923

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Nursing college, MSU 1 1/2 years

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

RN

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Schneider, Alfred

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Schneider, Anna Caroffino

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Dannish German Irish

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

Florist

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

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

For fun and a gift

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

34"

How long is the quilt?

40"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Detailing

Describe the source of the pattern:

Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Alaina Karavias

Quilt owner's city:

Troy

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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