QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7189
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1347
Owner's name for the quilt:
Crazy Quilt
When was the form filled out?
4/23/1985
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Probably neighbors of Claude and Pauline Abbott
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, city:
Hubbertson
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
1898
Details about why the quilt was made:
Wedding gift. Claude and Pauline Abbott to son Gerald Abbott
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
72"
How long is the quilt?
64"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
What is inscribed on the quilt?
To Claude and Lena
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1898
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Bertha Abbott
Quilt owner's city:
Maple Rapids
Quilt owner's county:
Clinton
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Crazy Quilt. 1898. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7189. Accessed: 03/29/24