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:

85.1606

Owner's name for the quilt:

LeMoyne Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735b

When was the form filled out?

8/29/1985

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

1"-1 1/4", 2", 2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum