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:

85.0831

Owner's name for the quilt:

Shoo Fly

Brackman # or other source & #:

1645

When was the form filled out?

5/18/1985

Quilt top made by:

Strang, Mary

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Manchester

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washtenaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1920

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Manchester

Quiltmaker's county:

Washtenaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Prevost

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/8/1872

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

9/26/1966

Quiltmaker's educational background:

10th grade - Grandma

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Prevost, Joseph

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Montreal

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Paulson, Valborg

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Oslo, Norway

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Strang, Horace Francis

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

Scotch Pennsylvania Dutch

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

farmer

Number of children:

9

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

To keep warm.

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

78 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2 1/2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3"-3 3/4"-2 1/2"

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:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics ordered from Montgomery Wards Catalogue.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Pat Guibord

Quilt owner's city:

Troy

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

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

Batting was ordered from the catalogue too.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum