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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