QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7258
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:
85.1593
Quilt's title:
Wonderful Wyoming
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sampler (embroidered)
When was the form filled out?
8/13/1985
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Jefferson Elementary School Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Deihl, and Mrs. Logan's 2nd Grade class
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Riverton
Where the quilt was made, county:
Fremont
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wyoming (WY)
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, presented to President Gerald Ford
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Group
Quiltmaker's city:
Riverton
Quiltmaker's state:
Wyoming (WY)
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Students
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Deihl, Josh Noah, Harvey Cooper, Nikki Fike, Dwayne Booth, Mark Thompson, Mike Thomson, Tina Chancellor, Mike Goich, Richard Leyva, Robby Lummus, Laura Reuler, Randy Lee, Dena T. Pereo, Frankie Lee, Tima Small, Ramona Spor, Tami Vanvlee
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
28 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
84"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Jefferson 2nd Grade. Riverton, Wyoming, 1976
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1976
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe where the inscription was found:
top
Number of quilt blocks:
23
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Sampler
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
2 1/2" top; 3" bottom; plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Burlap
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Burlap
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Provided in a class
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
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Pictures of Wyoming Dear Mr. President, Riverton is proud to know tht your family once lived here. Our Bicentennail gift to you is a wall hanging with pictures about our state. Each of us helped to make the wall hanging by stitching one of the pictures. We hope you like it. Your friends, Second Grade Class, Jefferson Elementary School. (26 signatures)
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
Cite this Quilt
;. Wonderful Wyoming. 1976. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7258. Accessed: 03/29/24