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24-20-59

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.2005.007.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Falling Into Liquid

How wide is the quilt?

41.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

41.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2003

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr): Central Medallion: 34" diameter; 0.5" frame

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Hand-dyed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

rayon, metallic, monofilament

Describe the quilting designs used:

random and parallel curved lines, to design, heavy amount

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: brown patchwork Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: brown batik, machine applied Other Dim Dtls: Central, sea-blue circular medallion 34" in diameter consisting of offset square blocks with partial blocks to finish; 0.5" brown frame ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: batik Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: rayon, metallic, monofilament Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: random and parallel curved lines, to design, heavy amount ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: green/blue batik style print Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Central, sea-blue circular medallion 34" in diameter consisting of offset square blocks with partial blocks to finish; 0.5" brown frame; outer areas of the quilt are pieced rectangular shapes that form a patchwork ground; brown patchwork border Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Hill, Wendy

Quilted by:

Hill, Wendy

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, "Falling into Liquid"; 2003; 41.5" x 41" 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, Wendy Hill of Sun River, OR Ownership/History: Made by Wendy Hill and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." LocMade: Sun River///OR

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

Cite this Quilt

Hill, Wend. Falling Into Liquid. 2003. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-59. Accessed: 03/29/24

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