QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1628

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

1998:53.21

Object label:

Diamond in a Square
Eliza Andrews Farichild, Mary Schafer, and Ida Pullman
East Jordan, Charlevoix County and Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan
c1890 (top), c1970
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1998:53.21

Essay:

Mr. Fairchilds was a local harness maker. Mary added the border and completed the quilt.

By Gwen Marston from The Mary Schafer Quilt Collection exhibit catalogue.

Owner's name for the quilt:

Diamond in a Square

When was the form filled out?

9/9/1985

Quilt top made by:

Fairchilds, Eliza

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Mary bought the top, added the border, and sent it to be quilted.

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

East Jordan

Where the quilt was made, county:

Charlevoix

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

ca 1890

When was the quilt finished?

ca 1970

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

East Jordan

Quiltmaker's county:

Charlevoix

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Andrews

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Harness maker

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eliza Andrews Fairchild

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1890

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

110

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

Describe the borders:

8.25", 3.5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch. Alternate blocks quilted with same geometry as pieced blocks.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum