QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8679

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1063

Owner's name for the quilt:

Eight Pointed Star

When was the form filled out?

8/28/1986

Quilt top made by:

Dixon, Kathy

Quilted by:

Dixon, Kathy

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Belcourt

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rolette

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Dakota (ND)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ashland

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1960

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

33 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

43"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

2 7/8", 1/2"

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Magenta

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lindsay Nordin

Quilt owner's city:

Carney

Quilt owner's county:

Menominee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Designer lived on a reservation when made seminole type quilt.

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