QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-980
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:
A547
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Sally Kehl
When was the form filled out?
8/7/2010
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Other
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Milwaukee Art Museum
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Poinsettia (Mountain Mist #39)
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Poinsettia (Mountain Mist #39)
How wide is the quilt?
84.5 in.
How long is the quilt?
84.5 in.
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Wear to edge or binding
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Describe the borders:
1 border, scallop - tear drop
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
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
20 in., 30 in., 31.5 in.
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Bias grain; Hand sewn
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?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Describe the quilting designs used:
6 pointed flower on border parallel lines in border
Quilt top made by:
Goodfleisch, Olga
Quilted by:
Goodfleisch, Olga
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The quilts have been used through three generations.
Why was the quilt made?
Art or personal expression; Commemorative; Wedding
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes; Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Traditional pattern variation
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Mountain Mist #39 Poinsettia
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The patterns were cut by her spouse who was a stained glass worker--he cut the patterns for the glass,she used them for the quilts.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Franklin
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1886
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Columbus
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Ohio
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1975
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Middle School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant--United Church of Christ
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Jack Casto Loris
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Scotch Irish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Henrietta Marie Goodfliesch
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Columbus, Ohio
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
German
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Church; Pleasure
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
20-50 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
only informally
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
The patterns were cut by her spouse who was a stained glass worker--he cut the patterns for the glass. She used them for the quilts. The quilts have been used for three generations.
Who photographed this quilt?
Tammy Dineen
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Cite this Quilt
Goodfleisch, Olg. Poinsettia (Mountain Mist #39). 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-980. Accessed: 12/09/23
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