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:

87.0125

Owner's name for the quilt:

Eight Pointed Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Virginia Star, Blazing Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3773

When was the form filled out?

1/1987

Quilt top made by:

Malloure, Barbara J.

Quilted by:

Malloure, Barbara J.

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1982

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

A

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Enjoys giving hand made gifts - especially one that is useful.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Wave

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Quilters Newsletter Magazine, changed one square, and added a border, changed block size, different quilting design,

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Turner Dodge Mansion, Lansing, MI, 1986

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Barbara Joan Malloure

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Favorite patterns, Trip Around the World, Log Cabin, easy cutting, quick. Likes earthtones and hot and brights; 100% cotton fabrics and polish cotton - shiny, quilting shows up nice.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum