QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-2934
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:
3037
When was the form filled out?
5/2/88 Lincoln--Cotner Center
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Churn Dash
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 1646
How long is the quilt?
29 inches
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1981
When was the quilt finished?
1981
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1981
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.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9.0 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Dunklau, Carol J. Shaffer
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
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1936
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Other ethnicity, not listed; Scottish; Irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
1 or more years post secondary education
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Accountant/Bookkeeper
Where does/did the group meet?
Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with Quilt Guild; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Dunklau, Carol J. Shaffe. Churn Dash. 1981. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2934. Accessed: 03/29/24