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12-8-9795

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1624

Owner's name for the quilt:

Snowflake Sampler

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1986

Quilt top made by:

Bristow, Grace

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kalamazoo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kalamazoo

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1950's

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Kalamazoo

Quiltmaker's county:

Kalamazoo

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Marks

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

none

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Marks, John

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Dutch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Marks, Alice

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Dutch

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

93 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Loralee Avery Knepper

Quilt owner's city:

Mendon

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Perhaps for Alice Marks by her daughter Grace Marks Bristow. June Marks, my mother, Alice Marks, my grandmother (on my step-father's side)

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

Bristow, Grac. Snowflake Sampler. 1950's. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9795. Accessed: 03/29/24