QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7280

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:

85.1612

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bicentennial Quilt

Quilt top made by:

Hall, Goldie

Quilted by:

Hall, Goldie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Huntington

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cabell

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Details about why the quilt was made:

Her brother, Ted Barr, had been invited to the White House so she decided to send a quilt

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Huntington

Quiltmaker's state:

West Virginia (WV)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

91 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Hand Made by Goldie Hall, Huntington, West Virginia

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

June 1976

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1"

Number of borders:

1

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing/Painting

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:

5

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)?

1 1/8"

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

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