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