QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-498

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS0135

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Mother

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Split Rail

Owner's name for quilt:

Bill's quilt

How wide is the quilt?

51 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Open seams; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1946

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

242

Size of quilt blocks:

3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

Describe the borders:

2 sides only

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Paisley; Plaid; Striped; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

6

Width of pieces on the back:

8, 35 1/4, 8 inches

Describe the binding:

Pillow case

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Julia Christine Ferguson Nygren

Quilted by:

Julia Christine Ferguson Nygren

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saunders

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nebraska (NE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Bedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes; Other quilts; Sewing scraps; Traded for

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Bill Nygren

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ferguson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

01-25-1913

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

St. Joe

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1937

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2003

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

European

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Luthern

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

George W. Ferguson

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

NE

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

European

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

Carl G. Nygren

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

Swedish

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

Civil Engineer & farmer

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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