Raising the level of complexity a notch, this quilt has alternating plain, whole cloth strips and pieced, Wild Goose Chase strips. The fact that the quiltmaker did not seem to be following a set fabric placement pattern adds to the less staid appearance of the piece.

Pattern: 
Wild Goose Chase
Maker: 
Maker unknown
Circa
1870
1890
Possibly made in
Pennsylvania
United States
85
76.5
International Quilt Museum, Jonathan Holstein and Gail van der Hoof Collection
2003.003.0010