QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-9765
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.1595
Owner's name for the quilt:
Kansas Star
When was the form filled out?
10/18/1986
Quilt top made by:
Miller, Mrs. John
Quilted by:
Miller, Mrs. John
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?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, county:
La Grange
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
2/29/1916
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Topeka
Quiltmaker's county:
LaGrange
Quiltmaker's state:
Indiana (IN)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1958
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Amish
Quiltmaker's occupation:
homemaker
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
64"
How long is the quilt?
79"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
What is inscribed on the quilt?
C.J.M.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
Feb. 29, 1906
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12 pieced, 6 plain
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Sashing width:
2 1/4"
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
5 3/4"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Red
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
How is the binding made?
Straight 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?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Ribbon
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Edward Miller
Quilt owner's city:
Constantine
Quilt owner's county:
St. Joseph
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
It was given to C.J. Miller by his mother. Purchased at the estate sale of Edwards parents
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
Cite this Quilt
Miller, Mrs. Joh. Kansas Star. 2/29/1916. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9765. Accessed: 03/29/24