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QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3991

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 004

When was the form filled out?

8/1/2004

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

82

Size of quilt blocks:

2 x 4

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

198

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Wild Goose Chase

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Grid/crosshatch; Double parallel lines; All-over-design

Quilt top made by:

Mrs. Hines

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.

Cite this Quilt

Mrs. Hine. Wild Goose Chase. 1876-1900. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=19-15-3991. Accessed: 04/26/24