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.1991.001.060

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1091/B2293

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Postage Stamp Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Trip Around the World

How wide is the quilt?

91.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.500 inches

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 1" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.75" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other; Fans

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 48 rows from center, prints and solids Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: white, bottom folded over, border is 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: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: baptist fan ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin polyester Backing: machine-pieced cotton, off-white Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Golden

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:

One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. This quilt is machine pieced of solid, striped, checked, flowered, and geometric fabrics in blue, yellow, and pink. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing folded to the top with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted overall with the Baptist fan pattern, using white cotton thread. The stitching is uneven at about 4 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced of off-white cotton thread. The quilt kit was purchased from Mickey Quilt Block Co. of Chicago, Illinois by Theodora Hartmeister of Paulina, Iowa in 1935. It was inherited by Eugenia Mitchell in 1942 and pieced in 1979. It was shown at Foothill Art Center in 1980. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, from a 1935 quilt kit produced by Mickey Quilt Block Co. of Chicago, Ill. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Unknown

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