QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-9862

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Wyandotte Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1806

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

75.59.39

Owner's name for the quilt:

Storybook Time

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered Mother Goose

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Minister's wife

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Minister

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

40"

How long is the quilt?

55 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 embroidered, 12 plain

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4 5/8"

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Swirl

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

This quilt is one of many, many made as fund raisers or gifts by area minister's wife.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

1985 at the Wyandotte Museum by Wyandotte Museum Quilters 2000 at the Wyandotte Museum by Wyandotte Museum Quilters

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum volunteer

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Wyandotte Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Wyandotte

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum