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12-8-9111

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0244

Owner's name for the quilt:

Clay's Choice

When was the form filled out?

3/3/1986

Quilt top made by:

Hubbard, Betty J.

Quilted by:

Hubbard, Betty J.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sanford

Where the quilt was made, county:

Midland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1981

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Sanford

Quiltmaker's county:

Midland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72''

How long is the quilt?

87''

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2''

Describe the borders:

6 3/4'', 2''

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Describe the source of the pattern:

Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Betty J. Hubbard

Quilt owner's city:

Sanford

Quilt owner's county:

Midland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

Cite this Quilt

Hubbard, Betty J. Clay's Choice. 1983. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9111. Accessed: 04/26/24