QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-1626

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:

wqp.2388

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06-13-03

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Poppy Wreath Kit quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Poppy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

73.25 to 73.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

91 to 92.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains; Pencil or pen or marking lines

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"$300.00, Pur 5-'03 from Ruth's Antiques, Norton K (KS), Owner Charlie N. Ellis, Buffalo WY".

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1930's

When was the quilt finished?

1950's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

not recorded

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; Hand sewn; Commercial

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?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths; Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

In the center of the medallion there is a feathered oval-shaped wreath. There are 1" parallel lines (each quadrant of the quilt converges toward the center). Around the poppy components, the quilting is in-the-ditch. There is a .5" wide scalloped cable around the outer side of poppy wreath applique. There is then a feathered cable around the wreath. The par allel lines continue to fill background. A .5" wide cable surrounds this, then the outermost quilting is parallel lines perpendicular to the edge of the quilt 1" apart. There are poppy springs approximately every foot in the background quilting.

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

This is expertly quilted. The polyester and poly/cot blends used would indicate it was finished quite later in time than when the all-cotton top was made, possibly by a different person? No information available about the maker. The design and poppy motif are very reminiscent of quilts designed by Marie Webster, and sold as patterns and kits from her home in Marion, Indiana c. 1920-1948.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Norton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Norton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kansas (KS)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased from Ruth Hartman (Ruth's Antiques) in Norton KS, along with other quilts(wqp.2384-2392)

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit; Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Kits were first made in the 1930's and were ver y popular and are still being made, one designer is associated with all of the variations of poppy quilts like this.

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

Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ellis, Charles N.

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Restricted

Quilt owner's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.