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:

04.0132

Owner's name for the quilt:

The Northpole Christmas Village

Quilt top made by:

Magnus, Rebecca

Quilted by:

Magnus, Rebecca

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bloomfield Hills

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

March 2003

When was the quilt finished?

December 2003

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

I made this quilt for my granddaughter Liesl Fielding Magnus to sleep under the month of December each year. It will be brought out with the Advent Calendars with the anticipation of Christmas. I gave it to her on her 4th Christmas.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Bloomfield Hills

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Johnson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/2/1939

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

mostly English, Scottish and German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Home Econ. Masters Degree, Textiles, B.S. 1961, Syracuse University, Eastern, MI 1969

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Johnson, William Vaughn

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Johnson, Virginia McCoy

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

12/18/1965

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

Magnus, Adolph H.

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

CPA

Number of children:

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Gret Lakes Heritage Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Unitarian Church, Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

The usual - education, charity, social, etc.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

76"

How long is the quilt?

81"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2003

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Number of quilt blocks:

31

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

6" pieced blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Couching

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

free motion stars, trees, feathers, exerpts of Clement Moore's the Night Before Christmas are written in the snow in my handwriting.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

metallic edging

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Piece O'Cake Designs, Welcome to the North Pole and my own designs

Contests entered:

Vermont Quilt Festival, 2004; $150 Viewers Choice Award, Oakland County Quilt Guild, April 16-17, 2004; NQA Blue Ribbon

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photo of quit owner on quilt

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Rebecca Johnson Magnus

Quilt owner's city:

Bloomfield Hills

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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 anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Eighteen of the blocks in this quilt are my own design. The buildings and shops are named for grandparents and friends and businesses around Holderness, NH and Squam Lake where Liesl lives.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum