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:

85.1604

Owner's name for the quilt:

Four Patch

When was the form filled out?

8/29/1985

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Blalock Spring Valley Nursing Home

Where the quilt was made, city:

Houston

Where the quilt was made, county:

Harrisburg

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Details about why the quilt was made:

Given to President Ford at time of U.S. Bicetennial, 1976

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's city:

Houston

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Nursing home residents

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

Sarah Hornsby, Olive McClure, Willie Griffin, Myrtle Schwartz, Mary Odom, Sue Ann Green, Elizabeth Williams, Karen Turner

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

87"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

BLALOCK N.W., NURSING HOME, Sarah Hornsby, Olive McClure, Willie Griffin, Myrtle Schwartz, Mary Odom, Sue Ann Green, Elizabeth Williams, Karen Turner, APRIL 1976-HOUSTON, TX

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

APRIL 1976

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Description of the back:

Poyester knit

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)?

2"

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:

3, 9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

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)

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