QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1272
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
03.0061
Quilt's title:
Christmas Eve
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sailor's Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
2138d
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 started?
1994
When was the quilt finished?
1994
Details about why the quilt was made:
This was made for the book Block By Block.
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 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?
45 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
60 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
6
Size of quilt blocks:
12" x 12"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
3"
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
inner 2" plaid outer 4" red and green print
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:
9
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?
Machine quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Meander
Describe the quilting designs used:
Machine quilt-as-you go technique
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Block By Block (That Patchwork Place, 1995)
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
"A Flair for Quilting, Meet Beth Donaldson, a dynamic teacher of many talents" by Nancy Roberts; Traditional Quiltworks, issue 76, page 25. This was made for the book Block By Block (by Beth Donaldson, That Patchwork Place, 1995, page 19).
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
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on this quilt?
Original to maker
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Sewing machine, Traditional, bed quilts.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Donaldson, Bet. Christmas Eve. 1994. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1272. Accessed: 04/19/24
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