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12-8-1129

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

AIQP 94.0016

Owner's name for the quilt:

Christmas Flower

Quilt top made by:

Oliver, Susan W.

Quilted by:

Oliver, Susan W.

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

12/1993

When was the quilt finished?

12/1993

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

It was made in one week, as a gift for a nurse friend at work.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

White River

Quiltmaker's county:

Navajo

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Oliver

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/10/1948

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Jicarilla Apache

Quiltmaker's educational background:

MSW Portland State University, Portland, OR

Quiltmaker's occupation:

social worker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Oliver, Lester

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White Mountain Apache

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

21 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

25 3/4"

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics from House of Fabrics

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Susan W. Oliver

Quilt owner's city:

White River

Quilt owner's county:

Navajo

Quilt owner's state:

Arizona (AZ)

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

Who photographed this quilt?

Bill McLemore

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Oliver, Susan W. Christmas Flower. 12/1993. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1129. Accessed: 03/28/24

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