QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0440

Owner's name for the quilt:

Fairy Tales

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rapunzel

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1985

Quilt top made by:

Trueblood, Louise

Quilted by:

Trueblood, Louise

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Freeport

Where the quilt was made, county:

Stephenson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1943

When was the quilt finished?

1943

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

For quilter's granddaughter in 1943

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Freeport

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Morgan

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college graduate

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Morgan, __________

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Welch

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

Trueblood, Byram

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

43 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

61"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

6"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Basket

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Horace Abbott

Quilt owner's city:

Lake Leelanau

Quilt owner's county:

Leelanau

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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