QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-10062
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
87.0367
Owner's name for the quilt:
Grandmother's Fan Crazy Quilt
When was the form filled out?
6/27/1987
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, city:
Alpena
Where the quilt was made, county:
Alpena
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
1927
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
70"
How long is the quilt?
82"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Number of quilt blocks:
110
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
glazed
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Betty L. Newhouse
Quilt owner's city:
Onaway
Quilt owner's county:
Presque Isle
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
auction of an Alpena resident
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Grandmother's Fan Crazy Quilt. 1927. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-10062. Accessed: 03/29/24