
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-242
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
93.0117
Owner's name for the quilt:
Album Quilt
Quilt top made by:
Quilted by:
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Ladies of the Auxiliary of Michigan Rural Letter Carriers' Association
If this quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in.
The MRLCA State Museum is a room in the museum of the Gratiot County Historical and Genealogical Society in Ithaca, MI
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt started?
1930
When was the quilt finished?
1930
Why was the quilt made?
Fundraising
Details about why the quilt was made:
To raise money for the Auxillary of the MRLCA 10 cents per name was charged
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Describe present use(s) of the quilt:
The quilt has been stored by various members of the Auxiliary until it was given to the musem for preservation.
Quiltmaker's city:
Ithaca
Quiltmaker's county:
Gratiot
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
How did the quilt maker learn to quilt?
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Why does/did the quilt maker make quilts?
Where does/did the group meet?
Ithaca, Michigan
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
72"
How long is the quilt?
84"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Antique colors:
Overall color scheme:
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Repairs:
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
How was the inscription made?
Where is the inscription found on the quilt?
on block
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
What is the shape of the quilt block?
Fiber type(s) used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric type(s) used to make the quilt top:
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Novelty technique used to make the quilt top:
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Embellishment used:
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Fabric structure of the binding?
How is the binding made?
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
Quilting techniques used:
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Where did the maker get their materials?
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Gratiot County Historical and Genealogical Society
Quilt owner's city:
Ithaca
Quilt owner's county:
Gratiot
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input.
Where did the quilt maker find the pattern for the quilting design on this quilt?
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Album Quilt. 1930. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-242. Accessed: 05/17/22