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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

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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