QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

130019

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

03-16-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Gilbert Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Improved Nine Patch

3. Quilt Width:

74.5 inches

3. Quilt Length:

86 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Stains

13. Inscription:

Date

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Ethel Verena Nicoll 1944 Shirley Nicoll Weagant 1983

13.2. Date of inscription:

Top completed in 1944, quilted in 1983

13.3. Method of inscription:

Embroidery

13.4. Location of inscription:

on block

Other location of inscription:

On front corner block

14. Date of Quilt:

1976-1999

Date quilt begun:

00-00-1944

Date quilt completed:

00-00-1983

Family/owner's date for quilt:

00-00-1983

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Improved Nine Patch

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

306

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

12 X 12 inches

Describe other spacing style:

Connector piece, melon

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

One

20. Sashing width:

None

22.2. Border descriptions:

None

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Feedsack; Muslin; Other

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped; Other

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

seersucker, men;s shirts

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Weagent, Shirley

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Cream

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

7 SPI

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

7 SPI

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Cream

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Two

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

35 X 86 in.

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Shirley Weagant

Quilt Owner's City:

Chandler

Quilt Owner's County:

Maricopa

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

1983,a top my grandmother pieced

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Last quilt top she made

3. Quilt maker's name:

Nicoll,Ethel Verena Naegle

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Weagant, Shirley

Gender:

Female

Educational Background:

High School

Religious affiliation:

LDS

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

St. Johns

Quilt maker's birth state:

Arizona

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Urban

County:

Maricopa

City:

Mesa

State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Naegle

5. Father's name:

Naegle, Casper Conrad

Father's birthplace:

Utah

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Mother's name:

Kemple, Helena Maie

Mother's birthplace:

Utah

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

Nicolle, Don Carlos

Number of children:

Ten

Number of female children:

Four

Number of male children:

Six

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Under 10 years of age

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Other

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Family Use

7. Name of quilting group

LDS

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Taught daughters and sons to sew

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Shirley's parents held quilt top for years and gave to Shirley Nicoll Weagant to hand quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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