QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1035
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:
198
Person filling out this form is:
Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter of quilt maker
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?
Inherited
Interviewer:
Reppert, Dolores
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County, Wisconsin
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Appliqued Iris
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Iris (Mountain Mist)
Brackman # or other source & #:
37.742
How wide is the quilt?
67 in.
How long is the quilt?
79 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; White; Yellow
Antique colors:
Nile Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Light or pastel colors
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Used. A great-granddaughter sat on the quilt with a ball point pen. It leaked out a spot about the size of a silver dollar.
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1930
Further information concerning dates:
Mrs. West was approximately 70 years of age when the quilt was made.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
28
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side; Other
Describe the quilt setting:
Hexagonal blocks are sewn side by side. A green sashing is appliqued over the seams on two sides of each block.
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Thin inner solid nile green border, wider white border, and another thin nile green border.
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton; Other
Description of the back:
Cotton Percale
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Commercial; Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied
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?
Sheet
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16
Describe the quilt filling:
Cotton flannel sheet
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal double parallel lines are quilted all over the top. They are stitched over the applique design. The stitches are small size and even.
Quilt top made by:
West, Emma Grace Whitney
Quilted by:
West, Emma Grace Whitney
Where the quilt was made, city:
Stevens Point
Where the quilt was made, county:
Portage
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
The owner inherited the quilt from her grandmother through her mother.
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Iris Quilt, Mountain Mist, copyright 1935
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Public domain
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Whitney
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
04-04-1865
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Whitneyville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:
New Brunswick
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
11-22-1941
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Canadian
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Portage
Quiltmaker's city:
Stevens Point
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Whitney Sr, George W.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Whitney/ Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Canadian
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Whitney, Jane Rodgers
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Whitney/ Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Canadian
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Conductor on the SOO Line Railroad
Number of children:
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Mrs. West's parents lived in Whitneyville, New Brunswick, Canada. Another quilt has been documented in the Quilt Index under her name at #199.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
West, Emma Grace Whitne. Appliqued Iris. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1035. Accessed: 03/29/24
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Mountain Mist, The Iris, Design "R"
Mountain Mist