QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-99

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.2004.056.001

Alternate inventory control number:

B1304.5

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Palm Leaf

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Palm Leaf

How wide is the quilt?

69.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

85.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1930

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 7.25" x 7.25" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2.75" Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Springmaid Rangefinder unbleached muslin

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Hobbs 100% cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

baptist fan, moderate amount

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 99 blocks, set 9 x 11 Other Sash: Other Border1: mitered, green Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: light green solid, cotton, single-fold, straight, machine/hand applied 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: 8 QStitches/Inch Place2: 8 Thread: Quilting Designs Used: outline, baptist fan, moderate amount ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Hobbs 100% cotton Backing: Springmaid Rangefinder unbleached muslin 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:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Olsen, Anne

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Olsen, Anne

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 Anne Olsen collection. Quilt. Palm Leaf. 69 3/8" x 85 1/2". Green and white solids. On the label Anne wrote: "I purchased this Palm leaf quilt from the Timeless Treasures Antique Shop on September 21, 1996 at a Zonta Antique Show held at the Cheyene Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall in Cheyene Wyoming for $45. There are 99 individual blocks and each block has at least one machine stitched line of holes. This indicates that someone took apart parts of each block, including the seams between blocks and let them out before I got the top. The top still has some puckering because of inaccurate piecing which pulls the borders in a little unevenly, but it laid pretty flat for quilting. The entire top was pieced by machine, probably sometime in the 1930's. I hand quilted it in Spring 1997. The batting is Hobbs Heirloom 100% ecological cotton. The quilting thread is 100% cotton Mettler quilting thread. The backing is Springmaid Rangefinder unbleached muslin 90" wide. The binding is 30's vintage fabric purchased earlier from an antique dealer. Pattern: Palm Leaf, Hosanna Anne T. Olsen, Laramie, Wyoming Size 69 3/8 X 85 1/4 Wyoming Quilt Project #1199" Quilt appeared in a 1998 issue of Quiltmaker magazine. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Anne Olsen of Laramie, WY Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Anne Olsen of Laramie, WY purchased the quilt top from Timeless Treasures Antique Shop in Sept. 1996 and completed the quilt. LocMade: Laramie///WY

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

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