QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Onaway Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

87.0403

Quilt's title:

Macabee Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hexagonal Star, Texas Star, Hexagon Stars, Friendship Hexagon, Dolly Madison's Star, Star Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

251a

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1952

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

many one is Marguerite Hyde, Tower MI

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Mar 6, 1952

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Describe the borders:

13" top and bottom

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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:

Flannel

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Onaway HIstorical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Onaway

Quilt owner's county:

Cheboygan/Presque Isle

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum