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:

85.1590

Quilt's title:

Bicentennial Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pictorial embroidery

When was the form filled out?

8/27/1985

Quilt top made by:

Sizemore, Alzoa

Quilted by:

Sizemore, Alzoa

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Battle Ground

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clark

Where the quilt was made, state:

Washington (WA)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1976

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Details about why the quilt was made:

Bicentennial Commemorative, intended for president's personal use rather than for display

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Battle Ground

Quiltmaker's state:

Washington (WA)

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

Sizemore, Richard

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

100 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

105"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Date

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1976

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

painted

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Size of quilt blocks:

33" x 55" flag

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing/Painting

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Jigsaw puzzle

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Letters from President Ford and Gerald Ford Museum

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?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top

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:

Statue of Liberty, launching spacecraft, George Washington, President Ford, American flag.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum