QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-10441
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
88.0140
Owner's name for the quilt:
Love Apple
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Conventional Tulip
Brackman # or other source & #:
29.42
Quilt top made by:
MacGregor, Sarah
Quilted by:
MacGregor, Sarah
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1848
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Springfield
Quiltmaker's state:
Missouri (MO)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Morris
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1830
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
58"
How long is the quilt?
76"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of borders:
1 zig zag
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
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:
16
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
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:
Jean Conway
Quilt owner's city:
Birmingham
Quilt owner's county:
Oakland
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
MacGregor, Sara. Love Apple. 1848. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-10441. Accessed: 03/28/24