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:

17.0033

Essay:

Dorothy Ann nee Rocker Batkins handmade this quilt for her niece Jane nee Rocker Harder.

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bonnet Sue

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunbonnet Sue

Who helped you fill out the form?

Karol Batkins

When was the form filled out?

8/27/2017

Quilt top made by:

Batkins, Dorothy

Quilted by:

Conrad, Margaret Porth

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mt. Clemens

Where the quilt was made, county:

Macomb

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1948

When was the quilt finished?

1949

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Mt. Clemens

Quiltmaker's county:

Macomb

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Rocker

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/31/1919

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Mt. Clemens

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

7/21/1956

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker/mother

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Amiel

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Flora Faulman Porth Rocker

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Machinist

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/4" x 11 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

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

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Karol and Dale Batkins

Quilt owner's city:

Armada

Quilt owner's county:

Macomb

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Held by family until marriage.

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees