QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-2191
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
F007
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
6/4/1988
Where was the documentation day held?
Flagstaff
Describe the item:
Top in process of being quilted
2. Designer's title:
Wild Goose Chase
3. Quilt Width:
71"
3. Quilt Length:
84.875"
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
7. Predominant Color(s):
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Maroon; Pink; Red; White; Yellow
9. Overall condition:
Very good/almost new
Other damage to quilt:
Unused
14. Date of Quilt:
1876-1900
Date quilt completed:
c1880's
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Wild Goose Chase; Windmill combination
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
20 pieced
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5x10.5
18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
22. Borders:
2
22.2. Border descriptions:
3.75", .5" new cotton print. Small plain, strip pink and white, wide blue with stars with butted corners.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Striped
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
Muslin weight
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
25.4 Other construction technique:
Hand (top) and machine (new border)
Unique binding materials?
The binding is the same on all sides.
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Back turned to front
If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:
1.25"
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Polyester
Other batting:
The batting is commercially made.
28.2. Batting loft:
Medium
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
Seamed
31.4. Description of back:
Different fabrics
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Falk, Darcy
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
The quilt was previously owned by Hope Groberg bought in U. P. of Mich. at auction. Purchased from Hope Groberg, Grabill, IN Christmas 1987. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1987.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Where the quilt was made, city:
Michigan?
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Cite this Quilt
Wild Goose Chase. c1880's. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2191. Accessed: 03/29/24