QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-2457
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Nicoll,Ethel Verena Naegl. Improved Nine Patch. 00-00-1983. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2457. Accessed: 04/18/24