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:

13.0057

Quilt's title:

Colonial Sewing Bee

When was the form filled out?

11/20/2013

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Marjorie

Quilted by:

Miller, Marjorie

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Detroit

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1935

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Detroit

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bradley

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/1/1900

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brantford

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10/1963

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Catholic Convent

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

at death - none

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife. J.L. Hudson's had promotionals where they used to call her to demonstrate.

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bradley, _____

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bradley, Minnie

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

Engineer

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Detroit News Quilt Club

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Marjorie Miller Detroit

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Oct. '35

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

40

Size of quilt blocks:

7 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

8 1/2" white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidered details, hair, baskets, pins, very fine work.

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

13

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hanging grid 1/2" apart Feathers The quilting is exquisite.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Appeared in the Detroit News on January 16, 1936 in the Quilt Club Corner column edited by Edith B. Crumb.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marjorie Vilan

Quilt owner's city:

Livonia

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees