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:

86.1412

Owner's name for the quilt:

Tulip Baskets

When was the form filled out?

9/7/1986

Quilt top made by:

Norrod, Meikle

Quilted by:

Wilkinson, Carria M.

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:

Pritchett

Where the quilt was made, county:

Baca

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1970

When was the quilt finished?

1972

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt top was pieced by my paternal grandmother in TN. My mother purchased the batting and lining material in MI and it was quilted by my maternal grandmother in CO who mailed it to me in a brown grocery bag, all torn apart when arrived, but the quil

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Cookevill

Quiltmaker's state:

Tennessee (TN)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/1898

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmakers

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cyndea L. Pierce

Quilt owner's city:

Battle Creek

Quilt owner's county:

Calhoun

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum