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:

85.1918

Owner's name for the quilt:

Fly Foot

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bachelor's Puzzle

When was the form filled out?

11/16/1985

Quilt top made by:

Green, Judith

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?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Sunfield

Quiltmaker's county:

Eaton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's educational background:

unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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:

2

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Gertrude Tew Montgomery

Quilt owner's city:

Bloomfield Hills

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Judith Green to daughter Ellen Van Houten to granddaughter Ethel Dilley to great-granddaughter Gertrude Montgomery

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