QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1033
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Who documented this quilt?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:
188
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
04-08-1989
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
Interviewer:
Wright, Marianne
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Country Inn in Pewaukee, WI; Wisconsin Quilters, Inc.
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Flying Goose Chase
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Wild Goose Chase
Brackman # or other source & #:
2905a
How wide is the quilt?
71.75
How long is the quilt?
85.5
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt started?
c. 1930s
When was the quilt finished?
c. 1940s
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1940s
Further information concerning dates:
The quilt was pieced in the late 1930s when the maker was in her twenties, and quilted in the 1940s.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout; Squares; Triangles
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Outside border: white; then blue, then inside border: white. Overall measure: 4.75 in.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
The quilt has a diagonal pattern of single bands of blue geese on a white background. Where the bands of triangles intersect there is a blue square made from 4 blue triangles - 5 across the top row. The 4 intersections in the next row down is made from a white diamond inside a blue square (made from 4 blue triangles).
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Cotton muslin
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
Describe the binding:
The same blue material that is used in the front block design.
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Outline
Quilt top made by:
Kirkland, Josephine
Quilted by:
Kirkland, Josephine
Where the quilt was made, city:
Richfield
Where the quilt was made, county:
Washington
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
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 get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Scraps were found in her mother's collection
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Public domain
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Josephine made over 150 quilts. It is unknown if she had children of her own, but she cared for forty foster children.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c.1910's
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's county:
Washington
Quiltmaker's city:
Richfield
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Number of children:
40 foster children
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Kirkland, Josephin. Flying Goose Chase. c. 1940s. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1033. Accessed: 03/29/24