QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-9551
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.0201
Owner's name for the quilt:
Four Patch variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Shoo Fly
When was the form filled out?
3/5/1985
Quilt top made by:
O'Connor, Kay
Quilted 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:
Grand Forks
Where the quilt was made, county:
Grand Forks
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Dakota (ND)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1979
When was the quilt finished?
6/1980
Details about why the quilt was made:
Kay's brother for graduation
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' 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?
66"
How long is the quilt?
68 1/2"
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
25
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
1 1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Flannel
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Denim
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Denim
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 134, page 134.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Tom 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
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Blue jeans and odds and end materials. Won't make any one like it. Too hard to sew on.
Who photographed this quilt?
Peter Glendinning
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
O'Connor, Ka. Four Patch variation. 6/1980. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9551. Accessed: 03/29/24