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Halloween and Autumn Quilts

In autumn, as a chill hits the air and summer’s flowers fade away and are replaced by pumpkins and gold and scarlet leaves, one’s thoughts turn to cuddling up in a warm quilt in the palette of the season.

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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Documentation Project
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program

Baton Rouge; Louisiana; United States

The Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project features over 2500 quilts made in Louisiana from early 1800s to the present.

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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
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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1999
Halloween Quilt
Godward, Margaret A...

Date Made: 1999

Halloween Quilt

Creator: Godward, Margaret Ann

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 62 3/4" x 62 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Loved Halloween as a kid - I'm still having fun!

KID: 12-8-1680

12-8-1680
1993
Halloween Wall Qu...
Pasino, Lola Ruth

Date Made: 1993

Halloween Wall Quilt

Creator: Pasino, Lola Ruth

Location Made: Escanaba, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 36 1/2" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

In 1981 our High School football team won the State Championship. My youngest son, Dean was a member of that team. I made a "football" quilt for him to commerate that event.

KID: 12-8-3349

12-8-3349
2004
Pumpkins
Schultz, Pam

Date Made: 2004

Pumpkins

Creator: Schultz, Pam

Location Made: Vicksburg, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 17" x 10"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-4451

12-8-4451
2004
Mr. Pumpkin
Moeser, Madeleine

Date Made: 2004

Mr. Pumpkin

Creator: Moeser, Madeleine

Location Made: Saginaw, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 14 1/2" x 15 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-2234

12-8-2234
1998
My Pumpkin Patch ...
Reardon, Loretta K....

Date Made: 1998

My Pumpkin Patch quilt

Creator: Reardon, Loretta K.

Location Made: Lansing/Madison/Columbus, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 57 3/4" x 71"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

It reminds me of pumpkins, tried to incorporate things I thought were Michigan, Indian.

KID: 12-8-1829

12-8-1829
2000-2025
Pumpkin Quilt
Godward, Margaret A...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Pumpkin Quilt

Creator: Godward, Margaret Ann

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 68" x 75 3/4"

Fabrics: Corduroy

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-1682

12-8-1682
1980
Pumpkin Quilt
Stinton, Grace

Date Made: 1980

Pumpkin Quilt

Creator: Stinton, Grace

Location Made: Auburn, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 99" x 122"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Our neighbor grows gorgeous pumpkins and I wanted to design a quilt to look like a field of pumpkins.

KID: 12-8-8624

12-8-8624
Drunkard's Oath
Ryals, Ruby

Drunkard's Oath

Creator: Ryals, Ruby

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 112 x 78

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

KID: 9-6-733

9-6-733
ca 1850
Pumpkin Flower

Date Made: ca 1850

Pumpkin Flower

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

Although its maker is unknown, this beautiful appliqued quilt has been in the Hubbard-Hopson family of Harbor Beach, Michigan for more than 100 years. The quilt was found in the family's cabin in northern Michigan. A small yellowed, cloth tag attached to the quilt reads, "Pumpkin Flower 150 yea...

KID: 12-8-10220

12-8-10220
1994
Scarecrows in the...
Hagans, Jo

Date Made: 1994

Scarecrows in the Pumpkin Patch

Creator: Hagans, Jo

Location Made: Gwinn, Michigan (MI)

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-3608

12-8-3608
10/1999
Crows, Scarecrow,...
Falecki, Dolora

Date Made: 10/1999

Crows, Scarecrow, Pumpkins

Creator: Falecki, Dolora

Location Made: Goodells, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 48" x 48"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-1643

12-8-1643
c1840
Pumpkin Blossom
Brown, Mary Frances...

Date Made: c1840

Pumpkin Blossom

Creator: Brown, Mary Frances

Location Made: Lebanon, Ohio (OH)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 81 3/4" x 85 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

The following note was attached to this quilt when if found in a trunk. The trunk was found in a basement that had flooded! History of "Pumpkin Blossom' Antique Quilt Age of Quilt 127 Years About the year 1840 in the town of Lebanon, Ohio, Miss Mary Frances Brown made this quilt and was assi...

KID: 12-8-1428

12-8-1428
1998
Amish Autumn
Derscha, Audrey R.

Date Made: 1998

Amish Autumn

Creator: Derscha, Audrey R.

Location Made: Vernon, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 58" x 94"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-1475

12-8-1475
2003
Autumn Grape Leav...
Aprill, Sharon

Date Made: 2003

Autumn Grape Leaves

Creator: Aprill, Sharon

Location Made: Ann Arbor, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 21" x 21"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-2241

12-8-2241
1986
Autumn Radiance
Rauba, Sharon

Date Made: 1986

Autumn Radiance

Creator: Rauba, Sharon

Location Made: Woodridge, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 81.000 inches x 93.000 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: National Quilt Museum Collection

KID: 10-7-379

10-7-379
Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

Location Made: Illinois (IL)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 41.5 - 41.75 inches x 36.375 - 36.625 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Conversation Prints, Floral, Geometric

Project: Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

KID: 27-23-2356

27-23-2356

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