QUILT INDEX RECORD

62-187-166

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Great Lakes African American Quilters Network; Michigan Quilt Project

Documentation Project Number:

GLAAQN-326150

Story about this quilt:

Was a gift from her great-grandmother when the owner visited her in Arkansas. No other member of the family in Detroit even knew she sewed, even though she kept a treadle in her home. She might have sewn at night. When Roots came out she refused to watch it - she did not want to talk about times of slavery. Don't know if her mother was enslaved.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Grandma's Colors

How wide is the quilt?

64 3/4"

How long is the quilt? (in or cm?)

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Navy; Pink; Purple; Red; Teal; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Overall one piece

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton from the field.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

1/4"

Describe the binding:

Pink and white striped backing rolled to the front

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Description of the back:

Muslin

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1950-1975

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where the quilt was made, city:

Monticello

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt top made by:

Dunlap, Bertha

Quilted by:

Dunlap, Bertha

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

Great-grandparent

Quilt owner's name:

Bains, Ernestine

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Farmington Hills

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Ernestine Bains, all rights reserved

When was the form filled out?

2023-10-14

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

GLAAQN October 2023 meeting, Livonia, Michigan

Who photographed the quilt?

Mark A. Harris