QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-7

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.2004.019.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Every Vote Counts: Election 2000

How wide is the quilt?

25.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

35.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2000

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Hand-dyed; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

Describe the quilt filling:

bonded batt

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

stars, rectangles in ditch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: red/white/blue patriotic balloon print Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: machine applied, cotton, red with white star print Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: red/white/blue patriotic balloon print ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: iron-on transfers Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: stars, rectangles in ditch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: bonded batt Backing: pieced, printed, cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Spencer, Elaine

Quilted by:

Spencer, Elaine

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:

Art Quilt, "Every Vote Counts: Election 2000", 25.5" x 35". This quilt is one of 64 art quilts that make up the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's Rooted in Tradition Collection, which is on traveling exhibit throughout the USA through 2008. Featured in the book "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Elaine Spencer of Fort Collins, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Elaine Spencer and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." LocMade: Fort Collins///CO

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

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