QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8524

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Leelanau County Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0432

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin-Sunlight and Shadowed

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1985

Quilt top made by:

Kuemin, Jane

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bingham

Where the quilt was made, county:

Leelanau

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1900s

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Bingham

Quiltmaker's county:

Leelanau

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Deerwood

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

Kuemin, Sr., Joseph

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

Miller

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66"

How long is the quilt?

78 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Number of quilt blocks:

224

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

3 1/2", 1 1/2", 1"

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Tweed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Leelanau County Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Leland

Quilt owner's county:

Leelanau

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Louise Kuemin Kelsch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum