QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

87.0410

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pinwheel and Square in a Square

Quilt top made by:

Wright, Anna Marie

Quilted by:

Brock, Rita

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Brighton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Livingston

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

1930

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Thornton

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/24/1954

Quiltmaker's educational background:

unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Thornton, Henry

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bradley, Anna M.

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

8/14/1872

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Wright, David S.

Number of children:

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

7

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

90 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Repairs:

Patched with new fabrics

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

63

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

7 1/2" -3 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

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

Photos of quilter

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Rita Brock

Quilt owner's city:

Harrison

Quilt owner's county:

Clare

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ann Marie Thorton to Zada Brock, daughter to Rita Brock, daughter-in-law

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The ladies of Summerfield township who helped quilt this piece meet together once a week and make dolls for emergency room for Clare Hospital.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt top

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum