QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-1264
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
03.0060
Quilt's title:
Lone Star with Flowers
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lone Star, Radiant Star
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:
2000-2025
When was the quilt started?
2003
When was the quilt finished?
2003
Details about why the quilt was made:
This quilt is made from the left over fabrics from the reproduction quilt that appears in Great Lakes, Great Quilts. It is made smaller to use as a teaching sample and lesson for making lone star quilts.
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?
28"
How long is the quilt?
31 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the type of inscription:
Title
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Lone Star with Flowers, Beth Donaldson, Lansing, Michigan, 28" x 31 1/2", Machine pieced, appliqued & quilted
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
2003
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
1
Size of quilt blocks:
18" x 18"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
4"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Applique
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?
Cotton or polyester blend
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Stipple
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Another quilt
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
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Sewing machine, Traditional, bed quilts.
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Donaldson, Bet. Lone Star with Flowers. 2003. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-1264. Accessed: 03/29/24
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