QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1131
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
AIQP 94.0018
Quilt's title:
Christmas Star 1
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?
October 1993
When was the quilt finished?
December 1993
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?
36"
How long is the quilt?
37 1/2"
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand 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 Walmart
Describe the source of the pattern:
Commercial (book, magazine, etc.)
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 Star 1. December 1993. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1131. Accessed: 04/26/24
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