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:

85.1532

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sampler

When was the form filled out?

5/6/1985

Quilt top made by:

Pringle, V. Lois

Quilted by:

Pringle, V. Lois

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

Made the quilt

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?

1/1984

When was the quilt finished?

11/1984

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlette

Quiltmaker's county:

Sanilac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Burnett

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/23/1923

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school and nursing school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Burnett, A.R.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English French

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Burnett, Minnie B. Anderson

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotland England

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

Pringle, Earl B.

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

English

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

Farming

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

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

Sheer enjoyment!

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Where does/did the group meet?

Marlette, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

We made a quilt to raffle for student loan benefit.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

88"

How long is the quilt?

120"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

3"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

14" plain

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?

Rust

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

24

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Provided in a class

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

V. Lois Pringle

Quilt owner's city:

Marlette

Quilt owner's county:

Sanilac

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum