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Variation of Cats and Mice with Sawtooth Border

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7644

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.2010

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

68.5.2

Owner's name for the quilt:

Variation of Cats and Mice with Sawtooth Border

Quilt top made by:

Haase, Sophia

Quilted by:

Haase, Sophia

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1875-1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Weber

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

32"

How long is the quilt?

49 1/2"

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:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

One at each end

Describe the borders:

2 1/4"

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Straight 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?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Detroit Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Detroit

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mrs. Clarence B. Hilberry, donor; made by her mother Sophia Weber Haase

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

Haase, Sophi. Variation of Cats and Mice with Sawtooth Border. 1875-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7644. Accessed: 03/28/24