mid 20th century

Bed Covering

Maker, Unknown

Date Made: mid 20th century

Bed Covering

Creator: Maker, Unknown

Location Made: China

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 59" x 79 3/4"

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Other, Floral, Geometric, Print, Solid/plain, Blocks individually bound and whip stitched together.

Project: China Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts of Southwest China

Purchased from Textile Treasures, Pamela Najdowski, Santa Fe, NM

43-41-20

KID: 43-41-20

mid 20th c

Bed Covering

Maker, Unknown

Date Made: mid 20th c

Bed Covering

Creator: Maker, Unknown

Location Made: China

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 43" x 54"

Fabrics: Cotton, Wool, Other, Print, Solid/plain, Blocks individually bound and whip stitched together.

Project: China Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts of Southwest China

Purchased from Textile Treasures, Pamela Najdowski, Santa Fe, NM

43-41-15

KID: 43-41-15

ca 1980

Drunkard's Path

Schafer, Mary

Date Made: ca 1980

Drunkard's Path

Creator: Schafer, Mary

Location Made: Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 78" x 86"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Israel Parshall came to Michigan from Chemung, New York in 1835 and settled in Livingston County, where he founded the town of Parshalville before moving north to Saginaw County. In 1856 he built the Havana Water Powered Flour Mill two miles south of Chesaning on the Shiawassee River. Three genera...

12-8-7310

KID: 12-8-7310

ca 1980

Pyramids

Vary, Matilda

Date Made: ca 1980

Pyramids

Creator: Vary, Matilda

Location Made: Ceresco, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 82" x 97"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was made between 1870-80 by Matilda Godfrey Vary (my husbands grandmother). It had been unused until recently because no one especially liked the pineapple color signed Mary Vary. The Vary-Godfrey-McCrory families all settled in the Marshall-Ceresco-Battle Creek area, and like most Mich...

12-8-7307

KID: 12-8-7307

ca 1970

Good Fortune

Schafer, Mary

Date Made: ca 1970

Good Fortune

Creator: Schafer, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 79 3/4" x 91 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

The top was collected by Mary Schafer.

12-8-432

KID: 12-8-432

ca 1970

Diamond in a Squa...

Fairchilds, Eliza

Date Made: ca 1970

Diamond in a Square

Creator: Fairchilds, Eliza

Location Made: East Jordan, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78" x 85.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-7293

KID: 12-8-7293

ca 1924

Bow Tie

Clarke, Emilie

Date Made: ca 1924

Bow Tie

Creator: Clarke, Emilie

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 53 1/2" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Mother-in-law Bozena Clarke's old frame was set up in the attic. Quilts were quilted there in the spring, when it wasn't too hot or too cold for the space. One spring Harriet remembers her mother and her grandmother Arnold set up the frame in the dining room and quilted during a visit from her grand...

12-8-8044

KID: 12-8-8044

c1996

Osage Tribal Blan...

Bighorse, Mary

Date Made: c1996

Osage Tribal Blanket

Creator: Bighorse, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 58" x 87"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-948

KID: 12-8-948

c1980

Three Sisters

Date Made: c1980

Three Sisters

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 83" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-7312

KID: 12-8-7312

c1980

Sawtooth

Vary, Matilda

Date Made: c1980

Sawtooth

Creator: Vary, Matilda

Location Made: Ceresco, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81.25" x 97"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Paisley

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was made between 1870-80 by Matilda Godfrey Vary (my husbands grandmother). It had been unused until recently because no one especially liked the pineapple color signed Mary Vary. The Vary-Godfrey-McCrory families all settled in the Marshall-Ceresco-Battle Creek area, and like most Mic...

12-8-7305

KID: 12-8-7305

c1975

Thousand Pyramids...

DesJardin, Family

Date Made: c1975

Thousand Pyramids

Creator: DesJardin, Family

Location Made: Essexville, Michigan (MI)

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-7309

KID: 12-8-7309

c1972

Eight-Pointed Sta...

Schafer, Mary

Date Made: c1972

Eight-Pointed Star

Creator: Schafer, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 82 1/2" x 95"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Top collected by Betty Harriman, Bunceton, Missouri. Completed by Mary Schafer. Several blocks of this quilt are pieced with unusual early prints. A border band was added.

12-8-424

KID: 12-8-424

c1930, borders

Crazy

Date Made: c1930, borders

Crazy

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 64" x 72"

Fabrics: Silk, Velvet, Rayon, taffeta

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was also owned by Bertha Laverty.

12-8-7599

KID: 12-8-7599

c1930

West Michigan Sig...

Date Made: c1930

West Michigan Signature

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 67" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

In the "Reformed Church In America, Historical Directory, 1628 - 1965" there is a listing for Rev. Henry Darwin Ter Keurst. He was born in Hamilton, Michigan, March 19, 1893, received his AB from Hope in 1914, his MA from Univ. of Illinois in 1915 and attended Western Theological Seminary...

12-8-1049

KID: 12-8-1049

c1930

Sunflower

Milton, Emily

Date Made: c1930

Sunflower

Creator: Milton, Emily

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 72" x 74"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-34

KID: 12-8-34

c1920

Four Patch; Hourg...

Durkee, Mary Elizab...

Date Made: c1920

Four Patch; Hourglass

Creator: Durkee, Mary Elizabeth; Blakslee, Martha L. Durkee

Location Made: Birmingham, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 55 x 78

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-112

KID: 12-8-112

c1850

White Whole Cloth...

Date Made: c1850

White Whole Cloth

Quilt Size: 84" x 84"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-1054

KID: 12-8-1054

c1850

Lansing Signature...

Date Made: c1850

Lansing Signature

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Ink drawing

Quilt Size: 50" x 82"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-1053

KID: 12-8-1053

before 1952

Egyptian Tent

Date Made: before 1952

Egyptian Tent

Location Made: Egypt

Contruction: Hand Applique

Fabrics: Cotton, Heavy cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Notes from Dr. Samuel Bowker, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University : The eclecticism of this collection suggests that these are not one coherent tent, and the calligraphy implies different workshops have contributed to this collection, although they may have been displayed as a single group...

12-8-10541

KID: 12-8-10541

Timespan

Belmont County Si...

Date Made: Timespan

Belmont County Signature

Location Made: Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78" x 87.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Floral, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6825

KID: 12-8-6825

Timespan

Lucy's Leaf

Beck, Carol

Date Made: Timespan

Lucy's Leaf

Creator: Beck, Carol

Location Made: Missouri and Durham, North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Machine embroidery, Photography/photo transfer, Hand-whipped/blanket stitch, appliqued oak leaves, original stylized cameo, fused photos and fabric, flower images, pink sheer tulle overlay

Quilt Size: 77 3/4" x 78 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Pink tulle

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6720

KID: 12-8-6720

Pre-1799

Wholecloth

Date Made: Pre-1799

Wholecloth

Location Made: Kingston, New York (NY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 1/4" x 90 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-5053

KID: 12-8-5053

Pre-1799

Wholecloth

Date Made: Pre-1799

Wholecloth

Location Made: East Hampton, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 68 1/2" x 79"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Red, green and brown serpentine floral on cream background for quilt's center. Small pink and brown print on cream for borders.

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-5052

KID: 12-8-5052

Pre-1799

Wholecloth

Date Made: Pre-1799

Wholecloth

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 79 1/2" x 91"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Late 18th century brown floral woodblock print, late 18th century black floral woodblock print.

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was donated to the MSU Museum by Kitty Clark Cole. Kitty purchased it from Nancy Stronczek Antiques, Greenfield, MA on 12/7/1999.

12-8-5023

KID: 12-8-5023

Pre-1799

Wholecloth - Red

Date Made: Pre-1799

Wholecloth - Red

Quilt Size: 75in x 76in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project; McCarl Collection; Michigan State University Museum Collection

30-26-13

KID: 30-26-13

2nd half 20th c

Bed Covering

Maker, Unknown

Date Made: 2nd half 20th c

Bed Covering

Creator: Maker, Unknown

Location Made: China

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 40" x 60"

Fabrics: Cotton, Handwoven, Solid/plain

Project: China Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts of Southwest China

Purchased from Textile Treasures, Pamela Najdowski, Santa Fe, NM

43-41-51

KID: 43-41-51

2007

Strange Fruit

Leak, Viola Burley

Date Made: 2007

Strange Fruit

Creator: Leak, Viola Burley

Location Made: Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Raw edge applique

Quilt Size: 35" x 38"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6730

KID: 12-8-6730

2000-2025

Duck's In the Pon...

Edgar, Kate (Cather...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Duck's In the Pond Reproduction

Creator: Edgar, Kate (Catherine J.)

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 89" x 101"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was made to produce a pattern for the book Great Lakes, Great Quilts. It is a reproduction of MSUM #1999:12.6, The last active quiltmaker in my family was my great-grandmother, who died well before I was born. Although my mother didn't quilt, she was a one-time home-ec teacher who sewed ...

12-8-879

KID: 12-8-879

2000-2025

Four Patch Variat...

Worrall, Mary

Date Made: 2000-2025

Four Patch Variation Reproduction

Creator: Worrall, Mary

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 76" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

This quilt was made to produce a pattern for the book Great Lakes, Great Quilts. It is a reproduction of MSUM #6581.2

12-8-882

KID: 12-8-882

2000-2025

Anti-Apartheid Po...

Nkosi, Fina

Date Made: 2000-2025

Anti-Apartheid Portraits

Creator: Nkosi, Fina

Location Made: Soweto South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Quilt Size: 77 1/2' x 83"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights

This quilt features portraits of women important in the anti-apartheid struggle. Machine appliqued portraits of women important to the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. left to right: Row 1: Winnie Mandela, Albertina Sisulu, Addeelattte Thambo, Lindiwe, Thandi Modise Row 2: Nokukhauya Hu...

12-8-3725

KID: 12-8-3725

2000-2025

Two Blind Mice an...

Conley, Shannon

Date Made: 2000-2025

Two Blind Mice and a Wild-Type

Creator: Conley, Shannon

Location Made: Moore, Oklahoma (OK) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Painting

Quilt Size: 20" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health

12-8-10523

KID: 12-8-10523

2000-2025

Anyone Can Fly Fo...

Ringgold, Faith

Date Made: 2000-2025

Anyone Can Fly Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award

Creator: Ringgold, Faith

Location Made: Englewood, New Jersey (NJ) United States

Contruction: Painting

Quilt Size: 22" x 19"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection

12-8-10547

KID: 12-8-10547

2000-2025

She Carries Her H...

Worland, Chris

Date Made: 2000-2025

She Carries Her House

Creator: Worland, Chris

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Photography/ photo transfer

Quilt Size: 20 1/4" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, African prints

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5012

KID: 12-8-5012

2000-2025

Nelson Mandela's ...

Schaldenbrand, Meen...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Nelson Mandela's Presence

Creator: Schaldenbrand, Meena

Location Made: Plymouth, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 20" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts)

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5016

KID: 12-8-5016

2000-2025

So Many Twin Towe...

N'Diaye, Diana

Date Made: 2000-2025

So Many Twin Towers

Creator: N'Diaye, Diana

Location Made: Washington, Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Folding, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Photography/ photo transfer

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Metallic

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-5017

KID: 12-8-5017

2000-2025

Cuesta's Stars

Kirkpatrick, Erma

Date Made: 2000-2025

Cuesta's Stars

Creator: Kirkpatrick, Erma

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 67" x 67"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Cuesta Benberry Collection

Every year for a number of years, Cuesta and a group of quiltmakers, quilt historians, quilt teachers, and quilt authors met for a retreat at Point Bonita, California, to share ideas and work on quilt projects. For Cuesta’s 80th birthday, members of the Pt. Bonita Retreat contributed to a quilt to...

12-8-5279

KID: 12-8-5279

2000-2025

Yes We Can

Schmidt, Denyse

Date Made: 2000-2025

Yes We Can

Creator: Schmidt, Denyse

Location Made: Bridgeport, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 56" x 54 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5527

KID: 12-8-5527

2000-2025

Xenophobia Memory...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Xenophobia Memory Cloth

Location Made: Newcastle, KWAZulu-Natal South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery

Quilt Size: 13 3/4" x 16 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-5690

KID: 12-8-5690

2000-2025

Daybreak or Dawn

Youngbear, Ben

Date Made: 2000-2025

Daybreak or Dawn

Creator: Youngbear, Ben

Location Made: Parshall, North Dakota (ND) United States

Quilt Size: 82" x 92"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-5891

KID: 12-8-5891

2000-2025

Nine Patch baby q...

Larson, Phyllis

Date Made: 2000-2025

Nine Patch baby quilt

Creator: Larson, Phyllis

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 35" x 35"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health

Phyllis died in her sleep on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, after a bout of pneumonia complicating a six year battle with Alzheimer’s dementia. She was an amazing woman with an interesting and mult-faceted life. She was born February 3, 1929 to Theodore and Lucile McKinley in Kansas; they moved to Do...

12-8-5920

KID: 12-8-5920

2000-2025

Courageous

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Courageous

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 43 1/2" x 56"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Women of Color Quilters Network

12-8-5968

KID: 12-8-5968

2000-2025

Ruby Bridges: Wha...

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ruby Bridges: What A Difference A School Makes

Creator: Coleman, Marion

Location Made: Castro Valley, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Fusing, thread writing, collage, machine stitching, free motion quilting.

Quilt Size: 41 1/2" x 41 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Organza, Civil Rights stamps

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Women of Color Quilters Network

12-8-5970

KID: 12-8-5970

2000-2025

Mud Cookies

Turner, Patricia An...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mud Cookies

Creator: Turner, Patricia Anderson

Location Made: Punta Gorda, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Applique, painting, hand quilting, dyeing, thread painting. Artist dyed cottons and rayons, commercial fabric.

Quilt Size: 53 1/2" x 28"

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

“Grain is scarce in Haiti and the cost of food has escalated." Poor Haitian women mix salt and shortening with dirt and clay to make a food staple they call "mud cookies". The dirt mixture is formed into small round shapes, baked on tarps in the sun, and sold at markets. Many preg...

12-8-6432

KID: 12-8-6432

2000-2025

Men of the Night

Tateo, Tiziana

Date Made: 2000-2025

Men of the Night

Creator: Tateo, Tiziana

Location Made: Vigevano Italy

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine felted

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Wool, Velvet, Beads, nylon

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6570

KID: 12-8-6570

2000-2025

Speed 2

Robertus, Linda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Speed 2

Creator: Robertus, Linda

Location Made: Wooloowin, Queensland Australia

Contruction: Painting, Screen printing, stencilling with paint sticks

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Commercial fabric, paint, paint sticks, thread

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6578

KID: 12-8-6578

2000-2025

Heritage

Clover, Jette

Date Made: 2000-2025

Heritage

Creator: Clover, Jette

Location Made: Antwerpen Belgium

Contruction: Hand Applique, Paper transfer, rusting, rubbing, screen printing

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cheesecloth, found paper, textile

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6582

KID: 12-8-6582

2000-2025

Andrea Pozzo's Ge...

Jurgenson, Jean Ren...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Andrea Pozzo's Genius

Creator: Jurgenson, Jean Renli

Location Made: Walnut Creek, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, The major lines of the design were traced, and the shading and crosshatching were filled in free-hand using a pen and ruler. The hand quilting was placed judiciously so that it was true to the architecture and did not overwhelm the design.

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Black Pigma pen (and a good ruler!)

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6586

KID: 12-8-6586

2000-2025

Sliding Baby Quil...

Tunnell, Karen Rees...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Sliding Baby Quilt

Creator: Tunnell, Karen Reese

Location Made: Atlanta, Georgia (GA) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting, Hand drawing with colored pencil, markers, textile paint.

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed, Hand-marbled/hydro printed cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6593

KID: 12-8-6593

2000-2025

Urban Footscape

Fingal, Jamie

Date Made: 2000-2025

Urban Footscape

Creator: Fingal, Jamie

Location Made: Orange, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Fusible Applique, Embroidery, Photography/ photo transfer, Collaged, embellished, hand embroidered.

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Acrylic paint, zipper trim, safety pins, fuse, pop top, metal washers, metal flange, snap, red thread.

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6594

KID: 12-8-6594

2000-2025

Luka's Eyes

Themel, Kate

Date Made: 2000-2025

Luka's Eyes

Creator: Themel, Kate

Location Made: Cheshire, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Pieces are cut and layered with raw edges.

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6612

KID: 12-8-6612

2000-2025

Losing My Sight

Hsin-Chen, Lin

Date Made: 2000-2025

Losing My Sight

Creator: Hsin-Chen, Lin

Location Made: Tainan City Taiwan

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Commercial fabrics

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health

12-8-6614

KID: 12-8-6614

2000-2025

Laureate

Viles, Hester

Date Made: 2000-2025

Laureate

Creator: Viles, Hester

Location Made: Kempton Park South Africa

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 29 1/2" x 29 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Da Gama Three Cats + Three Leopards Textiles

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6619

KID: 12-8-6619

2000-2025

Three Boats

Jensen, Jill

Date Made: 2000-2025

Three Boats

Creator: Jensen, Jill

Location Made: Lynchburg, Virginia (VA) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting, Crayon, Printed, Batting

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6642

KID: 12-8-6642

2000-2025

Laureate

Phillps, Margaret A...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Laureate

Creator: Phillps, Margaret A.

Location Made: Cos Cob, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

12-8-6650

KID: 12-8-6650

2000-2025

Portrait of a Man...

Vandeyar, Diana

Date Made: 2000-2025

Portrait of a Man Who Will Change the World

Creator: Vandeyar, Diana

Location Made: Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa

Contruction: Pieced, raw edge appliqued, stamped, matchstick quilted

Quilt Size: 29 3/4" x 28 3/4"

Fabrics: Fabric, paint, thread

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6657

KID: 12-8-6657

2000-2025

Madiba, The Face ...

Starke, Roy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba, The Face of Foregiveness

Creator: Starke, Roy

Location Made: Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa

Contruction: Appliqued (open), vestment cuts, tapestry pieces, stamped, stenciled, cording made from embroidery threads, dyed, hand painted, rubbed, bonded, hand + machine embroidered, machine quilted - no photo transfers.

Quilt Size: 29 3/4" x 29 1/2"

Fabrics: Embroidery threads, Kenti cloth, cotton blends, paint, cotton blends, embroidery threads, Kenti-cloth (hand woven).

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6662

KID: 12-8-6662

2000-2025

Ubuntutu

Vandeyar, Diana

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ubuntutu

Creator: Vandeyar, Diana

Location Made: Cape Town South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 30" x 29 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6676

KID: 12-8-6676

2000-2025

Spartan Baby Quil...

Goode, Joyce

Date Made: 2000-2025

Spartan Baby Quilt

Creator: Goode, Joyce

Location Made: San Francisco, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 23 3/4" x 34 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health

12-8-6684

KID: 12-8-6684

2000-2025

The Gene Machine

Kerry-Harlan, Sherr...

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Gene Machine

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sherry

Location Made: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 42 3/4" x 19 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6721

KID: 12-8-6721

2000-2025

Wisdom and Cassie...

Hartwell, Peggy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Wisdom and Cassie

Creator: Hartwell, Peggy

Location Made: Summerville, South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting, Hand-drawn face and (Col. Piqna Pens?)

Quilt Size: 33 3/4" x 32 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6722

KID: 12-8-6722