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:

85.1567

Owner's name for the quilt:

Single Irish Chain

When was the form filled out?

8/27/1985

Quilt top made by:

Deasy, Sarah

Quilted by:

Deasy, Sarah

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Saline

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washtenaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

Spring 1984

When was the quilt finished?

5/1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Saline

Quiltmaker's county:

Washtenaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Perdue

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/10/1926

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher of quilting, bookkeeper

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Perdue, Marion Gilbert

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Scot

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Butt, Sarah Myrtle

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Irish

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

Machine Tool Engineer

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

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?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

I love it!

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

90"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sarah Deasy

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

MAY 29, 1985

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

63

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

outer 3" plain inner 1.5" plain

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?

Straight 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:

16

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

17

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased in North Carolina in 1983.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Cobblestone Farm, Ann Arbor, MI, 8/1985

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Sarah Perdue Deasy

Quilt owner's city:

Saline

Quilt owner's county:

Washtenaw

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:

Any applique pattern I prefer.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum