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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