QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-291

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:

PQ.1992.003.002

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1907

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Iris Applique

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Iris Applique

How wide is the quilt?

73.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

77.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ethel Wolgest

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 11" x 8" Dim/Sash: 5.5" Dim/Border1: 8.5" sides; 4.5" bottom Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

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:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Commercial; Bias grain; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Sheet

Describe the quilt filling:

sheet blanket

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

green and lavendar

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

orange peel

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 16 blocks, each with appliqued irises on white Other Sash: green Other Border1: white Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand and machine-bound, bias, purchased, lavender Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand cotton embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 10 QStitches/Inch Place2: 10 Thread: single cotton, green and lavender Quilting Designs Used: orange peel, vines ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: sheet blanket Backing: machine-pieced cotton, lavender Edge Shape: scalloped Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Wolgest, Ethel

Quilted by:

Wolgest, Ethel

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Unusual colors and a scalloped border set off the 16 identical iris blocks. A delicate vine and leaf design flows through the green sashing. Embroidered on the front in black thread is the following: Ethel F. Wolgast 1885-1982. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Pearline Wolgast of Wheatridge, CO Ownership/History: Made by Ethel F. Wolgast (1885-1982). LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Golden

Quilt owner's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum