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

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0057

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Colonial Sewing Bee

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

40

Size of quilt blocks:

7 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

8 1/2" white

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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidered details, hair, baskets, pins, very fine work.

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hanging grid 1/2" apart Feathers The quilting is exquisite.

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

13

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Front turned to back

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Place

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Marjorie Miller Detroit

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Oct. '35

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt finished?

1935

Time period:

1930-1949

Where the quilt was made, city:

Detroit

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Appeared in the Detroit News on January 16, 1936 in the Quilt Club Corner column edited by Edith B. Crumb.

Quilt top made by:

Miller, Marjorie

Quilted by:

Miller, Marjorie

Quiltmaker's city:

Detroit

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

Bradley

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brantford

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/1/1900

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10/1963

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Catholic Convent

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

at death - none

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife. J.L. Hudson's had promotionals where they used to call her to demonstrate.

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bradley, _____

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bradley, Minnie

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1919

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

Miller, Arthur

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

Engineer

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Detroit News Quilt Club

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quilt owner's name:

Marjorie Vilan

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Livonia

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

When was the form filled out?

11/20/2013

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

Inherited