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12-8-603

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0634

Owner's name for the quilt:

Blocks

Quilt top made by:

Scott, Jean M.

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Gulliver

Where the quilt was made, county:

Schoolcraft

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1992

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

From mother

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Gulliver

Quiltmaker's county:

Schoolcraft

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bartholomy

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/5/1927

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German & Belgium

Quiltmaker's educational background:

12th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired School Secretary for 16 years

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bartholomy, Joseph

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Belgium

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bartholomy, Clara Klinkner

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10/9/1947

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

Scott, Donald

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

retired supervisor UpJohn

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

94"

How long is the quilt?

106"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Jean Scott

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1992

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Describe the borders:

3 1/2", 1 3/4", 1 3/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

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

1 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns, Templates

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Alan Scott

Quilt owner's city:

Baltimore

Quilt owner's state:

Maryland (MD)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Scott, Jean M. Blocks. 1993. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-603. Accessed: 05/19/24