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Orchid; Wild Orchid; Ka Ulu Wehi O Mt. Kaala; Ka Uhi Wai O Kaala (Kaala Mist)

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-702

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

959

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

4-May-96

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Orchid; Wild Orchid; Ka Ulu Wehi O Mt. Kaala; Ka Uhi Wai O Kaala (Kaala Mist)

How wide is the quilt?

100-1/2

How long is the quilt?

102-1/2

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Pristine condition.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Woven label, "Pat Jelcick"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1994

When was the quilt finished?

1994

Further information concerning dates:

Owner - quiltmaker says pattern was designed in the 1850s and made in 1994. Design is a copy of a quilt made in the 1850s by Kanoelani Cecilia Toetoe Sharpe

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5-6

Width between quilting lines:

5/8 to7/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilt top made by:

Jelcick, Patricia L.

Quilted by:

Jelcick, Patricia L.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Sharpe, Kanoelani Cecilia Toetoe

Where the quilt was made, city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Quilt owner's state:

Hawaii (HI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Cite this Quilt

Jelcick, Patricia L. Orchid; Wild Orchid; Ka Ulu Wehi O Mt. Kaala; Ka Uhi Wai O Kaala (Kaala Mist). 1994. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-702. Accessed: 04/25/24