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:

85.1592

Quilt's title:

Presidents Names and Faces

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler (outline drawings)

When was the form filled out?

8/27/1985

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Sherry Harris and young friends

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Granada Hills

Where the quilt was made, county:

Orange

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1976

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Details about why the quilt was made:

Bicntennial commemorative; presented to President Gerald Ford during a local visit

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's city:

Granada Hills

Quiltmaker's state:

California (CA)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Students

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

Laurie Berg, 12 years; Renee Berg, 9 years; Sherry Harris, 8 years; Amy Reily, 8 years, Natalie Lark, 13; assisted by Mrs. Stanley Harris.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

23 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

62"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Laurie Berg, 12 years; Renee Berg, 9 years; Sherry Harris, 8 years; Amy Reily, 8 years, Natalie Lark, 13; assisted by Mrs. Stanley Harris. Happy 200th Birthday America, 1776-1976, profiles and names of all the Presidents

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1976

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on border

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

1 at the top

Describe the borders:

4 1/2" at top edge only; plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

1

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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 entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum