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:

93.0117

Owner's name for the quilt:

Album Quilt

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 uses 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)

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

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

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

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

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

Made entire quilt