75.87.5
Quilt
1912 Approximate
Signature Quilt of Blooming Grove. Material: textile. Size: 82 1/2" W. x 83" L. Description: multicolored solid and plaid cotton and wool circular pieces within blocks; signature quilt top is featherstitched with blended fabric backing squares; names worked in script: Lawrence Truitt. Mrs. G. Truitt, Mrs. J.T. Dahle, Jennie Dahle, Omar Dahle, Emil Woirst, Mrs. S.H. Jackson, Geda Jackson, Alma Jackson, Mr. S.Jackson, Joseph Jackson, Lewis Jackson, Mrs. J. Jackson, Mr. J. Jackson, Carl Selland, Oscar Selland, Mrs. A.S. Loftus, Mrs. G.K. Lee, Anton Lee, Knute Lee, Frank Miller, Jessie Smith, Jennie Lee, Jol Lee, Caroline Lee, Mrs. H. O'Brien, Christ Broughten, Lydia Broughten, Vicktor Paulson, Mrs. N. Knutson, Lewis Remund,.Martha Remund, Henry Remund, Mr. S.A. Remund, Walter Remund, Mrs. S.A. Remund, Eva Remund, Rachel S. Hagen, Serena Hagen, Regina Hagen, Eddie Geisler, Mrs. G.F. Geisler, Mrs. S.B. Geisler, Johnnie Johnson, Julia Johnson, Henry Johnson, Wilfred Johnson. Joseph Johnson, Alfred Johnson, Ellen Johnson, Timmil Johnson, Rose Russel, Onark Kannie Clarence Paul, Alma Seljeskog, Melena Seljeskog, Siger Seljeskog, Ole Sellar, Frank Lux, Carl Pomerenke, Mr. J.E. Olson, Agnes Olson, Joesph Loftus, Tillie Selland, S.O. Selland, Mamma, Carolina Sutter, Nikolai Bergeson, Emil Moe, Bestemor, J.J. Hall, Anna Quitney. MN Quilt # WS056
Made by donor's mother, Tilda (Porath) Williams (Mrs. Lloyd Williams), Rt. 4, Waseca, Minn. Names of neighbors & friends in Blooming Grove Township. Pattern is "baseball" & "friendship." Probably made by members of the Palmer Norwegian Church. Lorraine died at age 88 on 11 Feb. 2011 and is buried in Woodville Cemetery, Waseca.