QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

AIQP 94.0047

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Puss in the Window II

How wide is the quilt?

56"

How long is the quilt?

47"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

15

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

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

Rose

When was the quilt started?

Spring 1992

When was the quilt finished?

September 1992

Time period:

1976-1999

Where the quilt was made, city:

Curved Lake First Nation Reservation

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Her work is in the public collection of Ontario Public Service Employees Credit Union, Toronto; Anishnawbe Health Toronto; Confederation College, Thunder Bay and more.

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

Clippings or photocopies; Quilt label with artist statement and photos of the qult

Quilt top made by:

Williams, Alice

Quilted by:

Williams, Alice

Quiltmaker's city:

Curve Lake

Quiltmaker's province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

Einar

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/9/1945

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Anishinaabe; Native American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. in Native Studies, Sociology

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Anishinaabe, Midewiwin

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Einar, ____________

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Norway

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Einar, Sarah

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Anishinaabe Lac Seul First Nation

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

Jan. 27, 1978

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

Einer, Douglas

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

Parole Board Chair

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

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

Women's work, comforting, nuturing, give-aways. Wedding, pow-wow celebrations.

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?

Buckhorn Area Quilter's Guild, Kawartha Quiltmakers Guild

What are the main activities of the group?

Hold quilt shows annually

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

Quilt owner's name:

Alice Olsen Williams

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

Another work in Attic Windows technique and window panes.

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Curve Lake First Nation

Quilt owner's province:

Ontario

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern