QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-9534

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0200

Owner's name for the quilt:

Nine Patch

When was the form filled out?

3/5/1985

Quilt top made by:

O'Connor, Kay

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:

Esmond

Where the quilt was made, county:

Benson

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

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

For her sister Becky as a graduation gift, Kay O'Conner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Grand Forks

Quiltmaker's state:

North Dakota (ND)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Grossman

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/17/1954

Quiltmaker's educational background:

high school, college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Grossman, Milton

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Grossman, Donna

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

O'Connor, John

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

School teacher

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

72"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

50 pieced, 50 plain

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 213, page 134.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Becky Grossman

Quilt owner's city:

Clinton

Quilt owner's county:

Lenawee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Glendinning

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum