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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