QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0638

Owner's name for the quilt:

Friendship

When was the form filled out?

6/11/1986

Quilt top made by:

Barrow, Inez M.

Quilted by:

Barrow, Inez M.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fort Smith

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1935

When was the quilt finished?

1940

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Pontiac

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gilmore

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/28/1919

Quiltmaker's educational background:

high school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Prodiston

Quiltmaker's occupation:

now retired, housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gilmore, Edward N.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gilmore, Nellie Gwen Evans

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Welch

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

English

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

Shop worker

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

My mother always saved scraps of material from dress or apron making so I did the same. So I've been putting things together rather than tossing out. I get pieces from other sewers so have an ample supply. I like to sew and have for years. It occupies my hands and keeps me busy.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

84"

How long is the quilt?

60"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Repairs:

Rebound

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

It contains the names of 30 relatives and friends. I sent the pattern and relatives and friends and they made the block and embroidered their name in it and sent it back to me.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2 3/4"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Cross

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Inez M. Barrow

Quilt owner's city:

Pontiac

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

In junior high I worked for my room and board in Guthrie, OK. A neighbor got me started on it. I striped it and put it together and quilted it. Since I lived away from relatives I had to do this all by mail. Every time I saw the names it reminded me of these people. Truly a freindship.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Since each relative or freind made from their scrap material I picture them in a dress from them.

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

Bow Tie, made 6 for our 5 sons and one friend and 1 more total of 7 Bow tie, same pattern

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum