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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-2002

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:

00.0026

Owner's name for the quilt:

Coxcomb

Quilt top made by:

Edgar, Mary C.

Quilted by:

Edgar, Mary C.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

East Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1998

When was the quilt finished?

1999

Details about why the quilt was made:

Quilting done while visiting with husband in hospital. All OK!

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

East Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Braamse

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Braamse, Byron L.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Braamse, Edna Brown

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Attorney (retired)

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Capitol City Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Lansing, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Monthly programs, classes, outreach, community service

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

44"

How long is the quilt?

44"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary C. Edgar

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1999

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

corner on sleeve

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

18 12" x 18 1/2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 7/8" with 1 5/8" dogtooth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

New techniques for quilter: dog tooth border, reverse applique, border appliqued while maker was in the hospital.

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Antique Quilt in McCall's Magazine.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Capitol City Quilt Show, Haslett, Michigan, 1999, Haslett High School

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary C. Edgar

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Hand applique, Flynn frame

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Edgar, Mary C. Coxcomb. 1999. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2002. Accessed: 03/28/24