QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8075

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.2161

Owner's name for the quilt:

Turkey Tracks

When was the form filled out?

10/26/1985

Quilt top made by:

Rusch, Florence

Quilted by:

Rusch, Florence

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1960

When was the quilt finished?

1963

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Traverse City

Quiltmaker's county:

Grand Traverse

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

DeWitt

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/29/1906

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, beauty school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

DeWitt, Charles Wilber

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Johnson, Francis

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6/25/1971

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

Rusch, Frank

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

German

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

Bar tender

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63"

How long is the quilt?

77 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:

70

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

7 1/4"

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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

greater than one 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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Loop

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Remnants from a shirt factory in San Fernando Valley, CA

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Mountain Mist

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Florence Rusch

Quilt owner's city:

Traverse City

Quilt owner's county:

Grand Traverse

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:

Turkey tracks, interesting to work on

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum