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:

86.1908

Owner's name for the quilt:

Postage Stamp

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Steps to the Altar

Brackman # or other source & #:

2288

Quilt top made by:

Cutler, Lester B.

Quilted by:

Cutler, Lester B.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

79"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lester B. Cutlar

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

7-14-1931

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gold

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Annajeanelle McInnis

Quilt owner's city:

Vassar

Quilt owner's county:

Tuscola

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum