QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1584

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bicentennial Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flag

Biography of the quiltmaker?

The class chose to send this one to the White House because of its red, white and blue design, and after seeing quilts displayed at the Johnson Library in Houston Texas.

When was the form filled out?

8/13/1985

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Parkview High School Social Studies class

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

Presentation or award

Where the quilt was made, city:

Little Rock

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pulaski

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1975

When was the quilt finished?

1975

Details about why the quilt was made:

Presented to President Gerald Ford through a Presidential aide, March 30, 1976, at the East Wing Reception in the East Garden of the White House, Washington DC

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's city:

Little Rock

Quiltmaker's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Students

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

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

This was one of several class Bicentennial projects (another was a trip to Washington and other historic points). A total of four quilts were made.

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Students include: Donald Bratton, Sam Blair, Jack Sallee, Fred Smith, Paulette Landers, Ingrid Hesse, Vassilka Pauly, Becky Sanders, Herman Sanders, Shirley Reichstadt, Emil Reichstadt, Joyce Williams, Nyna Keeton, Brenda Turner, Susie Mabry, Kellie Wells

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

109"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Number of quilt blocks:

88

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the quilt setting:

Blocks form a flag

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Gerald Ford Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Presentation/award

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This was one of several bicentennial projects. Another was a trip to Washington and other historic points. A total of 4 quilts were made.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Designed to convey history of US. Each student selected the design for his or her own square. Carolyn Carpenter, Thedadean Borgard, Shirley Reichstadt, Rebecca Sanders and Donald Bratton provided the inspiration for the project. They had seen the quilts displayed in Johnson Library in Austin, TX.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum