QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8475

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0370

Owner's name for the quilt:

Oak Leaf and Reel

When was the form filled out?

3/8/1986

Quilt top made by:

LaFayette, Freeda

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bishoff

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2/11/1903

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bishoff, Ferndinan

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Lafayette, Leonard

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

French

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

Lufkin Rule

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9 appliqued, 3 half blocks

Sashing width:

8 1/2"

Describe the borders:

1 1/2", 1 3/4"

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Shirley LaFayette

Quilt owner's city:

St. Charles

Quilt owner's county:

Saginaw

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum