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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