QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8796

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1177

Owner's name for the quilt:

Weather Vane

When was the form filled out?

9/6/1986

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, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

46 pieced, 44 plain

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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?

Cotton

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Hazel Wilkins

Quilt owner's city:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's county:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Auction - 1984 for 25 cents

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum