QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-8313
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.0308
Owner's name for the quilt:
Rocky Road to Kansas
When was the form filled out?
3/8/1986
Quilt top made by:
Crum, Evelyn
Quilted by:
Crum, Evelyn
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1975
When was the quilt finished?
1984
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Union Lake
Quiltmaker's county:
Oakland
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Setser
Quiltmaker's birth date:
11/6/1933
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
North Haven Missionary Baptist Church
Quiltmaker's occupation:
postal clerk
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Setser, Everett
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Setser, Gladis Wells
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Welder
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 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?
66"
How long is the quilt?
83"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Describe the borders:
1 1/2", 2 3/4", 1 3/4"
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
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:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Evelyn Crum
Quilt owner's city:
Union Lake
Quilt owner's county:
Oakland
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:
Wedding ring
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Crum, Evely. Rocky Road to Kansas. 1984. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8313. Accessed: 03/28/24