QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

12.0185

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2012:135.2

Object label:

Arabesque Geometric
Tarek Fattoh
Cairo, Egypt
2012
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2012:135.2

Essay:

The quilt was made by an Egyptian tentmaker artist, featured in the exhibit, “Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the American Quilter's Society Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 22-25, 2012. The exhibit was curated by Jenny Bowker. Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The work isused to line tents or screens covered in appliqué.

Quilt's title:

Arabesque Geometric

Quilt top made by:

Tarek, Fattoh

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cairo

Where the quilt was made, country:

Egypt

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2012

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Cairo

Quiltmaker's country:

Egypt

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

Master tentmakers of Cairo, “Market of the tentmakers”

Where does/did the group meet?

Cairo, Egypt

What are the main activities of the group?

Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The work used to line tents or screens covered in appliqué.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

51"

How long is the quilt?

51"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 1/2” appliquéd

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

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

“Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the AQS Quilt Show in Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 22-25, 2012. Also other AQS show venues. October 3-6, 2012, Des Moines, IA. Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo, American Quilters Society, 2012, page 28.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased at the AQS Quilt Show Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI, 2012.

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

The quilt was made by an Egyptian tentmaker artist, featured in the exhibit, “Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the AQS Quilt Show in Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 22-25, 2012. Exhibit curated by Jenny Bowker. Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The work used to line tents or screens covered in appliqué.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees