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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7238

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1561

Owner's name for the quilt:

Diamond Pattern

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

120 diamonds

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

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

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Helen Hoskins

Quilt owner's city:

Hubbardston

Quilt owner's county:

Ionia

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Diamond Pattern. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7238. Accessed: 03/29/24