QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Columbiaville Historical Society Collection

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

95.0070

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Dresden Plate

How wide is the quilt?

60"

How long is the quilt?

88 1/2"

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Ties of famous people

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

What is inscribed on the quilt?

made from the ties of Famous people whose names are embroidered on the top.

When was the quilt started?

1989

When was the quilt finished?

1991

Time period:

1976-1999

Where the quilt was made, city:

Columbiaville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lapeer

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt top made by:

Seaman, Jean E.; Traver, Peggy; Ward, LeEssa

Quilted by:

Seaman, Jean E.; Traver, Peggy; Ward, LeEssa

Quiltmaker's city:

Columbiaville

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Lapeer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

Crankshaw

Quiltmaker's birth date:

5/30/1922

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School - short course at MSU

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Crankshaw, Verner Henry

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English Welsh

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Crankshaw, Grace Agnes Stocker

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

11/22/1942

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Seaman, Keith

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

retired

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

Quilt owner's name:

Columbiaville Historical Society

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Columbiaville

Quilt owner's county:

Lapeer

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

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

Received as a gift

Describe where the inscription was found:

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