QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7269

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:

85.1603

Owner's name for the quilt:

Presidents' Profiles

When was the form filled out?

8/27/1985

Quilt top made by:

Ferrell, Hazel B.

Quilted by:

Ferrell, Hazel B.

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Meddlebourn

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1974

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Details about why the quilt was made:

Given to President Ford for the bicentennial

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Middlebourne

Quiltmaker's state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reed

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

Ferrell, Glen

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

94"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Handmade by Hazel B. Reed Ferrell, Middlbourne, W.Va., Tyler County, Original Presidents. Also signed on back - Hazel B. Reed Ferrell, Middlebourne, W.Va.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

May, 1975 to August, 1976

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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 or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

less than a half inch

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Concentric Diamonds, Eagles

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