QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0852

Owner's name for the quilt:

Christmas Rocking Horse

Biography of the quiltmaker?

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.

Quilt top made by:

Pasino, Lola Ruth

Quilted by:

Pasino, Lola Ruth

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Escanaba

Where the quilt was made, county:

Delta

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1989

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Escanaba

Quiltmaker's county:

Delta

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Flickinger

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/25/1938

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English, German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

First United Methodist Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Elementary school secretary

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Flickinger, Jesse Ernest ; Willet, Gerald step father

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English, German; Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Willet, Ruth Olene Bolinger Flickinger

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

9/15/1956

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Pasino, Richard A.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Carpenter

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

I first began making a quilt as a solution to boredom when I was a teenager. I found that quilting is relaxing and the seemingly endless variety of design and color is fascinating. Making quilts is a way to satisfy the creativity within myself. Also, quiltmaking is a way of leaving something tangible of myself to future descendents.

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?

Bay de Noc Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Escanaba MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

28"

How long is the quilt?

28"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lola Pasino

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1989

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Describe the borders:

1 7/8", 1"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

The Rocking Horse in the center is an enlargement of the horse in the rocking horse print.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lola Pasino

Quilt owner's city:

Escanaba

Quilt owner's county:

Delta

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:

100% cotton fabric, and Mountain Mist Polyester Batting

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum