QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8985

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1812

Owner's name for the quilt:

Drunkard's Path

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fool's Puzzle, Arkansas Troubles

When was the form filled out?

11/12/1986

Quilt top made by:

Stainsby, Laura

Quilted by:

Stainsby, Laura

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wyandotte

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Wyandotte

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1899

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1984

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

83"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

320

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

3 3/8", 3 1/4", 3 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

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 or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Straight 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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Circle in a square on point

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:

Harriet Loniewski

Quilt owner's city:

Wyandotte

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

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