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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7273

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:

85.1607

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bicentennial Quilt

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Girl Scout Troop 2019

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Portland

Where the quilt was made, county:

Middlesex

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Details about why the quilt was made:

Gift to Mrs. Gerald Ford at the Bicentennial of the U.S.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Portland

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Students

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

Lisa Baines, Donna Baines, Donna Basso, Ellen Bransfield, Laura Bransfield, Robin Garta, Darlene Clouther, Carrie Coughlin, Alicia Cunningham, Pam Cooley, Martha Dole, Marie Flood, Beverly Goodrick, Michelle Gouin, Anne Hughes, Kathy Larke, Suzanne LaRoch

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

73"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Portland Girl Scout Troop 2019, Sue Rigney, C.T., Alicia Cunningham, M.O., LB, S. Laroche, R. Carta, S. Strazds, MF, LMY, AH, PS, DB, Martha Dole, Robin Corta, L. Baines, Cheryl Schoell, EB, BG, LS, LO, A Rigney, Kathie Larke, Pam Cooley, LB

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

4-4-76

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Felt, lace

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing/Painting

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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)?

3"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Grand Rapids, MI , 9/1981-1/1983, Gerald R. Ford Museum; National Visitors Center, Washington, DC 1976

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Executive Protective Service order from the White House for the quilt presentation.

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

Cite this Quilt

;. Bicentennial Quilt. 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=12-8-7273. Accessed: 03/28/24