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Unequal Nine Patch; Signature;A Plain Block; Sheepfold Quilt; Nine Patch
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Cite this Quilt
Davidson, Ruth M. Owen. Unequal Nine Patch; Signature;A Plain Block; Sheepfold Quilt; Nine Patch. 1980. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-3062. Accessed: 01/26/21
QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-3062
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Who documented this quilt?
Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild)
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2720
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9/11/87 Nebraska City
This is the name of the quilt pattern that it is commonly used among quilt makers and historians. It may be different in different regions of the country. Often times it will be different from the name used by the owner.
Unequal Nine Patch; Signature;A Plain Block; Sheepfold Quilt; Nine Patch
If you have used Barbara BrackmanÂs Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns or Applique to identify the pattern, enter the number assigned by Brackman here.
Brackman 2020
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89 inches
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1950-1975
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1935
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1980
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1935
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Date estimated by NQP committee member, corrected later if deemed appropriate by UNL graduate student researcher in consultation with Patricia Crews.
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Date estimated.
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Wool
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Hand quilting
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6.0 stitches per inch
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Davidson, Ruth M. Owens
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USA
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Quilt maker also quilted it.; Quilt pieced by one person
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Purchased new
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1902
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English; Irish
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Grade School
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Methodist
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Housewife
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Under 10 years of age
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Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society
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