QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2264

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:

FM145

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

3/14/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Fiesta Mall

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Wild Goose Chase

3. Quilt Width:

76.5"

3. Quilt Length:

76.5"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Indigo Blue

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Other damage to quilt:

Heavy wear

14. Date of Quilt:

1850-1875

Date quilt completed:

1875

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Wild Goose Chase variation

Size of quilt blocks:

14x14

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

7.25" plain strips with butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Geometric; Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Unique binding materials?

The corners are rounded. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

3/8"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Maris, Alice

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

10

Other quilting designs used:

Pieced block-3 lines of diagonals then .5" space and then repeated. In one corner, quarter circle with cross hatching .25" apart and whole rest cross hatched .25" apart. Running feather corners with cross hatching, big running feather, little square and diagonally quilted also. in the border.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Quilting fabulous!

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Neville, Maxine

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

When relative moved here c1967. Purchased from estate sale of relative in 1985.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Maris, Alice

Gender:

Female

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Cornell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project