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12-8-8130

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.2225

Owner's name for the quilt:

Seagull

When was the form filled out?

11/12/1985

Quilt top made by:

Collins, Cathy

Quilted by:

Collins, Cathy

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Taylor

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

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:

Traverse City

Quiltmaker's county:

Grand Traverse

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wallace

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/7/1949

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BS Business Administration

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Media Aid Substitute, TCAPS

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wallace, Ronald Paton

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Scotland

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Turner, Loraine Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

American 1620-1630 Imigration from England

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

Irish

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

Real estate closer

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?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

16 3/8"

How long is the quilt?

16 5/8"

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

CC

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

'83

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

5/8", 1 3/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing/Painting

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias 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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Minnesota Fabrics.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

A book on stained glass patterns

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Con Foster Museum, Traverse City, MI, 10/21-31/

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cathy Collins

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:

Stained glass patterns because they are usually picturesque

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Collins, Cath. Seagull. 1983. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8130. Accessed: 03/29/24

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