QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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.2005.025.007

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Christmas Holly

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Christmas Holly

How wide is the quilt?

75.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

91.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Hilda Phillips

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front lower right

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Plants

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: 2" Dim/Border2: other Dim/Border3: 2.25" Dim/Binding: 0.875 Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Silkscreen

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

polyester

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

scallops, circles

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2:ten blocks each 14" square with inset circles of white 10.5" in diameter, with six holly leaves radiating from cluster of seven red berried, three red berries at each tip of leaf. Other Border3: Other Binding: 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: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 7 QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used:scallops, circles ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting:polyester (medium) Backing: polyester (solid) Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:seven borders total: border #4-- 7.5", border #5-- 2.25", border #6-- 2.25", border #7-- 2".

Quilt top made by:

Phillips, Hilda (MoLee)

Quilted by:

Phillips, Hilda (MoLee)

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:

This is part of the Hilda (MoLee) Phillips collection. Quilt. "Christmas Holly" Hilda (MoLee) Phillips grew up in the Black Forest region near Colorado Springs, CO. She was born on December 25, 1921. She was one of eight children. They lived on a farm in the Black Forest. No one else in her family quilted so she taught herself to quilt-- she never had any formal training in quilting. Her late son was a great aid to her in the ideas and the making of her later art quilts. He always told her to "do her own thing" rather than follow someone else's pattern. She did ceramics and pottery for many years. She also started painting watercolors in 1986. HowAcquired:Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker and owner, Hilda (MoLee) Phillips of Lakewood, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Hilda (MoLee) Phillips of Lakewood, CO. One of a collection of 14 quilts donated to the museum by the maker. LocMade: ///CO

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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