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Themes for Educators: Trees

The Quilt Index is a growing database featuring thousands of quilts dating from the 1700s to the present. This comprehensive resource provides free access to quilt images and information for teachers, students, researchers, and the general public. The Quilt Index can be used in educational many settings -- from elementary school math to university level history classes, bringing subjects such as American history, women’s history, and American folk art traditions alive for students by putting thousands of historic quilts at their fingertips.

The Quilt Index staff has developed several thematic areas by which you can now browse Quilt Index content. Many of these themes feature pictorial quilts, such as quilts depicting animals, foods, holidays, music, outer space, trees, or U.S. history.

Documentation Project
Michigan Quilt Project
Michigan State University

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan State University

East Lansing; Michigan; United States

The Michigan Quilt Project (MQP) was established in 1984 to document, preserve, and present Michigan's quilting history. There are over 10,000 quilts documented through this continuing project.

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Museum
National Quilt Museum

National Quilt Museum

Paducah; Kentucky; United States

The National Quilt Museum promotes the growth and expansion of quilting by bringing the art form to new audiences around the world through exhibitions, education programs, and quilt preservation efforts, and advocacy.

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Documentation Project
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts
New England Quilt Museum

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

New England Quilt Museum

Lowell; Massachusetts; United States

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts) initiated in 1994, has documented over 7,000 pre-1950s quilts originating or currently owned in this state.

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Documentation Project
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Library of Congress

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Library of Congress

United States

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has been a valuable consultant throughout the development of the Quilt Index. Quilts from the AFC's online project Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996 are now indexed on this site.

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Museum
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Golden; Colorado; United States

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of American quilts and quiltmaking, by providing outstanding exhibits and educational resources to the public.

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Documentation Project
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming; United States

The Wyoming Quilt Project (WQP) was established in 1994 and recorded 2800 quilts by December 2009. There was one team of 8-10 people each time who documented quilts in the summers, mostly in the south, east and middle of the state, until 2002. From 2002 forward quilts were documented only in Laramie, WY.

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Legacy
Gasperik Legacy Project, Mary

Gasperik Legacy Project, Mary

Chicago; Illinois; United States

The Mary Gasperik Quilts consist of 80+ quilts made in Chicago at the height of the quilt revival of the 1930s and 40s. Nearly all quilts are still owned by her descendants who generously supported this online project spearheaded by grand-daughter Susan Salser.

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1/2005
Ginko Leaves
Mielock, Cindy

Date Made: 1/2005

Ginko Leaves

Creator: Mielock, Cindy

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 12" x 13 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-4443

12-8-4443
1999
Barking Up the Wr...
Malec, Sharon

Date Made: 1999

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Creator: Malec, Sharon

Location Made: West Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 57.000 inches x 44.500 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: National Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 10-7-413

10-7-413
October, 1995
Birch Garden
Kinnear, Geri

Date Made: October, 1995

Birch Garden

Creator: Kinnear, Geri

Location Made: Phillips, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 53 inches x 52 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection

KID: 14-10-184

14-10-184
1990
Designer Christma...
Rothschild, Adrien

Date Made: 1990

Designer Christmas Trees

Creator: Rothschild, Adrien

Location Made: Baltimore, Maryland (MD) United States

Quilt Size: 62.000 inches x 62.000 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Hand-dyed

Project: National Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 10-7-231

10-7-231
1997
Mangrove II
Levin, Linda

Date Made: 1997

Mangrove II

Creator: Levin, Linda

Location Made: Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 37.500 inches x 33.500 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Polyester, Other, Hand-dyed

Project: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

Art Quilt, "Mangrove II" 38.5" x 37". This quilt is one of 64 art quilts that make up the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's Rooted in Tradition Collection, which is on traveling exhibit throughout the USA through 2008. Featured in the book "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from...

KID: 24-20-3

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1994
Maple Leaves
Grayson, Beatriz

Date Made: 1994

Maple Leaves

Creator: Grayson, Beatriz

Location Made: Winchester, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 85 x 85

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 11-37-6989

11-37-6989
1800-1849
Tree of Life
member of Glover fa...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Tree of Life

Creator: member of Glover family

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt Size: 108 x 104.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Glazed, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 11-37-5516

11-37-5516
1800-1849
Tree of Life

Date Made: 1800-1849

Tree of Life

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 46 x 47.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Glazed, Print, French prints/calico/plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Falmouth Historical Society

KID: 11-37-5976

11-37-5976
Pre-1799
Tree of Life

Date Made: Pre-1799

Tree of Life

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA)

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 85 x 81

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Linen, Solid/plain, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; Cohasset Historical Society

KID: 11-37-6954

11-37-6954
1850-1875
Tree of Life

Date Made: 1850-1875

Tree of Life

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt Size: 64 x 75

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

KID: 11-37-6341

11-37-6341
Moose Trees

Moose Trees

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Fusible Applique

Quilt Size: 23.5 - 23.625 inches x 19.625 - 19.875 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Dotted, Conversation Prints, Geometric, Plaid

Project: Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

KID: 27-23-2333

27-23-2333
1850-1875
New England Tree ...

Date Made: 1850-1875

New England Tree Leaves

Location Made: Massachusetts (MA)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 95.5 x 93

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 11-37-1987

11-37-1987
2003
Rebirth
Murkin, Scott

Date Made: 2003

Rebirth

Creator: Murkin, Scott

Location Made: Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Reverse Applique, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 51.000 inches x 39.000 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print

Project: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

"Rebirth" by artist Scott Murkin. Murkin created the quilt in 2003, using one of his favorite techniques of reverse applique over patchwork. The quilt was exhibited at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's 2003 men's show, "The Fabric of Their Lives." The background patchwork capt...

KID: 24-20-131

24-20-131
1939
Road to Recovery
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1939

Road to Recovery

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 95 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

Elsie Gasperik kept and maintained the quilts her mother left behind in the East Hazelcrest house after Mary Gasperik died, in May 1969. In about 1980 she and her siblings divided up 19 quilts. This quilt was among that group and Elsie selected it. Gasperik tended to keep those quilts which she and ...

KID: 18-14-98

18-14-98
1999
Trees: Summer/Win...
Edmonds, Chris Wolf...

Date Made: 1999

Trees: Summer/Winter

Creator: Edmonds, Chris Wolf

Location Made: Lawrence, Kansas (KS) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 41.000 inches x 51.000 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Hand-dyed

Project: National Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 10-7-392

10-7-392
1996
Up North
Mazza, Ingeborg

Date Made: 1996

Up North

Creator: Mazza, Ingeborg

Location Made: Mio, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 26" x 36"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

It represents the Ogemaw Hills north of West Branch in their almost purple beauty, the blue green and pale green hills in early spring, and the blackened remainder of wildfires. Add some sparkling lakes and rivers, and sand that seems to be everywhere.

KID: 12-8-1594

12-8-1594