QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-526
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Who documented this quilt?
Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild)
Nebraska Quilt Project Number:
3436
When was the form filled out?
6/4/88 Lincoln--Christ United Methodist Church
Owner's name for quilt:
Red Cross
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Washington Sidewalk
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 2813
How long is the quilt?
90 inches
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1978
When was the quilt finished?
1978
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1978
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by NQP committee member, corrected later if deemed appropriate by UNL graduate student researcher in consultation with Patricia Crews.
Further information concerning dates:
Date marked on quilt.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5.0 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Kayser, Myrtle L. Faulhaber
Where the quilt was made, county:
Lancaster
Where the quilt was made, state:
Nebraska (NE)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt maker also quilted it.; Quilt pieced by one person
Details about why the quilt was made:
Made for special person, Pastor; Birthday
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1892
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
Where does/did the group meet?
Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with community group; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
20-50 quilts
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Kayser, Myrtle L. Faulhabe. Red Cross. 1978. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-526. Accessed: 03/29/24