QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1091

Owner's name for the quilt:

Virginia Reel

Quilt top made by:

Colton, Mildred A.

Quilted by:

Colton, Mildred A.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oden

Where the quilt was made, county:

Emmet

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Oden

Quiltmaker's county:

Emmet

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Schloff

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/26/1923

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Episcopal

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Schloff, Alfred

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

St. Laurence, Laura M.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

French

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1/1/1946

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Colton, George W.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Pipefitter (retired)

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Mennonite Church, and helped other with their quilts.

Where does/did the group meet?

Brutus, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Make quilts for relief sale in Fairview, MI, the first Saturday in August.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

81"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

3 1/2", 2", 4 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

6

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabric purchased in Ohio.

Contests entered:

Emmet County Extension Club, Blue Ribbon

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mildred A. Colton

Quilt owner's city:

Oden

Quilt owner's county:

Emmet

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

They are all good, but I like the older patterns best. I like traditional things.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum