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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7768

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1464

Owner's name for the quilt:

Puss in the Corner variation

When was the form filled out?

5/7/1985

Name of the group that made the quilt:

United Presbytarian Women Church Group

If this quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

Bible study and service to the community

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Milton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cavalier

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Dakota (ND)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1978

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

United Presbyterian Women to Robert and Mary Jo Bruinooge, co-pastors of the Marlette Presbyterian Churchs

Quiltmaker's city:

Milton

Quiltmaker's county:

Cavalier

Quiltmaker's state:

North Dakota (ND)

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

72"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

4

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Linen

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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)?

2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Jo Bruinooge

Quilt owner's city:

Marlette

Quilt owner's county:

Sanilac

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

;. Puss in the Corner variation. 1978. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7768. Accessed: 03/28/24