QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-291
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:
PQ.1992.003.002
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1907
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Iris Applique
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Iris Applique
How wide is the quilt?
73.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
77.000 inches
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ethel Wolgest
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
front
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Nature - Flowers
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 11" x 8" Dim/Sash: 5.5" Dim/Border1: 8.5" sides; 4.5" bottom Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Lavender
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Commercial; Bias grain; Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Sheet
Describe the quilt filling:
sheet blanket
Thread type used for the quilting:
single cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
green and lavendar
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Vines
Describe the quilting designs used:
orange peel
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 16 blocks, each with appliqued irises on white Other Sash: green Other Border1: white Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand and machine-bound, bias, purchased, lavender Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand cotton embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 10 QStitches/Inch Place2: 10 Thread: single cotton, green and lavender Quilting Designs Used: orange peel, vines ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: sheet blanket Backing: machine-pieced cotton, lavender Edge Shape: scalloped Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Wolgest, Ethel
Quilted by:
Wolgest, Ethel
Where the quilt was made, state:
Colorado (CO)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Unusual colors and a scalloped border set off the 16 identical iris blocks. A delicate vine and leaf design flows through the green sashing. Embroidered on the front in black thread is the following: Ethel F. Wolgast 1885-1982. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Pearline Wolgast of Wheatridge, CO Ownership/History: Made by Ethel F. Wolgast (1885-1982). LocMade: unknown
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Golden
Quilt owner's state:
Colorado (CO)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Wolgest, Ethe. Iris Applique. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-291. Accessed: 04/26/24