QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-980

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

A547

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Sally Kehl

When was the form filled out?

8/7/2010

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Other

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

Inherited

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Milwaukee Art Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Poinsettia (Mountain Mist #39)

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Poinsettia (Mountain Mist #39)

How wide is the quilt?

84.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

84.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the borders:

1 border, scallop - tear drop

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

20 in., 30 in., 31.5 in.

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Bias grain; Hand sewn

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

6 pointed flower on border parallel lines in border

Quilt top made by:

Goodfleisch, Olga

Quilted by:

Goodfleisch, Olga

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilts have been used through three generations.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Commemorative; Wedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Traditional pattern variation

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Mountain Mist #39 Poinsettia

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The patterns were cut by her spouse who was a stained glass worker--he cut the patterns for the glass,she used them for the quilts.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Franklin

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1886

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Columbus

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1975

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Middle School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant--United Church of Christ

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Jack Casto Loris

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Henrietta Marie Goodfliesch

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Columbus, Ohio

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The patterns were cut by her spouse who was a stained glass worker--he cut the patterns for the glass. She used them for the quilts. The quilts have been used for three generations.

Who photographed this quilt?

Tammy Dineen

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Quilt History Project