QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8588

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0798

Owner's name for the quilt:

Sunbonnet Sue

When was the form filled out?

7/8/1986

Quilted by:

Maul, Velma

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Top's maker unknown

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

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calhan

Where the quilt was made, county:

El Paso

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

When was the quilt started?

before 1955

When was the quilt finished?

1978

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Calhan

Quiltmaker's county:

El Paso

Quiltmaker's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kraft

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/25/1906

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kraft, Edward E.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German (white)

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Payne, Edith E.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch English (white)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10/5/1927

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

Maul, George F.

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

German (white)

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

Machinist

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

92 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

V.M.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1978

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

10 3/4"

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

9", 6 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Wave

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Hyser Rivers Museum of Plainsfield Township, Kent County, Michigan, June 1-September 28

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Judy Rowe

Quilt owner's city:

Comstock Park

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The top was made by someone who later donated it to a rummage sale, but it was not made specifically for a fund raiser. Daughter of original purchaser has the same name as quilt design.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Flower Garden. The many ways it can be assembled.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum