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QUILT INDEX RECORD

2-33-18

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Signature Quilt Pilot Project Number:

09.0109

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmother's Fan

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fan

Brackman # or other source & #:

3323

How wide is the quilt?

72 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

78 1/2"

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Pink; Yellow

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

(1A): Leona W. (1B): Merle. (1C) blank. (1D): Eva Hall. (1E): blank. (1F): blank. (2A): blank. (2B): blank. (2C): Ada. (2D): Joan. (2E): Harriet. (2F): blank. (3A): blank. (3B): Bernice. (3C): blank. (3D): Blanche D. (3E): blank. (3F): Sophie. (4A): blank. (4B): Mina A. (4C): Lillian. (4D): blank. (4E): Garnet W. (4F): Ruth. (5A): blank. (5B): Florence. (5C): blank. (5D): Alta. (5E): Cleo. (5F): blank. (6A): blank. (6B): blank. (6C): Mae. (6D): blank. (6E): Myrtle. (6F): Iris Christianson.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Quilt owner's name:

Beth Donaldson

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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Cite this Quilt

Unknown, Quiltmake. Grandmother's Fan. 1930-1949. From Signature Quilt Pilot Project, Signature Quilt Project Public Submission. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=2-33-18. Accessed: 03/29/24

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