
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6359
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
Cite this Quilt
Miller, Marjori. Colonial Sewing Bee. 1935. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6359. Accessed: 06/24/25
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