QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8263

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0143

Owner's name for the quilt:

Airplanes

When was the form filled out?

3/7/1986

Quilt top made by:

Sopcak, Marcia

Quilted by:

Sopcak, Marcia

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

9/1985

When was the quilt finished?

1/1986

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

It was designed for my son who likes airplanes.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Konkol

Quiltmaker's birth date:

6/13/1956

Quiltmaker's educational background:

12 grade education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Konkol, Stanley

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Konkol, Lottie

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

2/5/1977

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

Sopcak, Paul

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

Polish

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

Mechanic

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

I enjoy it, never a boring moment.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

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?

Piecemaker's Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Saginaw, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

We have a round robin club, show and tell, special events each month.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

38"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

none

Describe the borders:

3 1/2"

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Man in the Wind

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at So-Fro Fabrics.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

It was designed for my son who likes airplanes.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Craig Sopcak

Quilt owner's city:

Saginaw

Quilt owner's county:

Saginaw

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

What is the commercial name of the quilting design used for this quilt?

Quilt design is man in the Wind.

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

Airplanes include Doug Dodge, stunt flyer, Blue Angels, and Army.

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Mexican Star. I've never seen a pattern with so much spunk. This pattern drastically changes with color combinations.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum