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Wonderful Wyoming; Sampler (embroidered)

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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