BACK TO QUILTS
Cake and Ice Cream; Cake Stand, original pieced ice cream cone block.
CITE THIS QUILT
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1011
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
02.0465
Quilt's title:
Cake and Ice Cream
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Cake Stand, original pieced ice cream cone block.
Brackman # or other source & #:
700
Quilt top made by:
Donaldson, Beth
Quilted by:
Donaldson, Elizabeth Ann
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Lansing
Where the quilt was made, county:
Ingham
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1991
Why was the quilt made?
Home decoration
Details about why the quilt was made:
This was made for my living room wall.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Lansing
Quiltmaker's county:
Ingham
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Kolodziej
Quiltmaker's birth date:
5/1/1957
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Polish American
Quiltmaker's educational background:
3 years of college
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Quilter, quilt historian, Quilt collections assistant, MSU Museum
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Kolodziej, Chester John
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Polish American
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Kolodziej, Joan Trybus
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Polish American
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
June 1, 1979
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Donaldson, Thomas James
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Irish, French Canadian, American, Scottish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Vice President, Delphi Glass Corporation, Senior Analyst Small Business Administration
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Capitol City Quilt Guild, The Charm Group.
Where does/did the group meet?
Lansing, MI
What are the main activities of the group?
Raffle quilts, charity quilts, round robins, block exchanges, challenge quilts.
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
54"
How long is the quilt?
42"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the type of inscription:
Title
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Cake and Ice Cream, Beth Donaldson 1991, 126 Horton, Lansing, MI, machine pieced, hand quilted, 42" x 54"
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1991
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12 Cake Stands, 5, 4-cone blocks, 10 single-cone blocks.
Size of quilt blocks:
8 1/4" x 8 1/4"
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Inner 1 1/8" on the sides and 7/8" on top and bottom. Outer border, 3 1/2" pieced
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
peach
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Have published two books, Block By Block for That Patchwork Place in 1995 and Charm Quilts for EZ International in 1997.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Beth Donaldson
Quilt owner's city:
Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Sewing machine, Traditional, bed quilts.
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Donaldson, Bet. Cake and Ice Cream. 1991. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1011. Accessed: 04/24/24
-
Gallery
Unusual Pattern names
Sikarskie, Amanda Grace
-
Gallery
Themes for Educators: Food
Sikarskie, Amanda Grace
-
Donaldson, Beth Author; Designer; Owner; Quiltmaker
Michigan Quilt Project
-
Donaldson, Beth Author; Designer; Owner; Quiltmaker
Michigan Quilt Project