QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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