QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

17.0031

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rocky Road to Kansas

Brackman # or other source & #:

2979

When was the form filled out?

8/29/2017

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Maker

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c1930

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

yes

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Beth Kolodziej Donaldson

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees