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:

87.0404

Owner's name for the quilt:

Puss in the Corner

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Shoo Fly

Brackman # or other source & #:

1645

Quilt top made by:

Young, Mrs. John

Name of the group that made the quilt:

and friends

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

82 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15 whole, 10 half, 4 quarter

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

1, triple strip (red, white, red) with 9 patch corners

Describe the borders:

3 5/8"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

half circles

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