QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Claire Vlasin Quilt Collection

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts Made by Claire Vlasin

Claire Vlasin Legacy Project Number:

cv162

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

4/2017

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Wife

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

East Lansing, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

X-mas Jingle Bells

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Shoo Fly

How wide is the quilt?

54"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Navy; Rust

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

PFQ
Free motion on
26 x 26
Blocks have patterns, "peppermint"
more on file

Background free motion
Swirl and Holly block pattern quilting pointsettias
Xmas Jingle Bells in 2 x 2
Holly and berries in 4 x 4

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Paper tags

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c2000

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Size of quilt blocks:

27"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2 on top and bottom only

Describe the borders:

3/4"; 6"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Meander

Describe the quilting designs used:

Swirl

Quilt top made by:

Vlasin, Claire Pritchard

Quilted by:

Picket Fence Quilting, East Lansing, MI, Nancy Boyse(PFQ), Nancy Boyse

Where the quilt was made, city:

East Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ingham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ray Vlasin

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Ray Vlasin

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

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