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.2006.015.001

Alternate inventory control number:

B1631c

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Variable Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Variable Star

How wide is the quilt?

59.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

74.000 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Made by mary Stanley 1869-1955

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower left

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

1890

When was the quilt finished?

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 9"X9" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 3" Dim/Border2: 1.5" Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: 0.375" 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; Dotted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

overlapping circles, grid, crosshatch

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: 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: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 7 Thread: cotton Quilting Designs Used: overlapping circles, grid, crosshatch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: muslin Edge Shape: straight Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: two of the original blocks were replaced Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Stanley, Mary

Quilted by:

Stanley, Mary

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:

Blue and white star quilt, blue fabrics indigos, perhaps some cadet blue. Well used, faded and thin. Two of the original blocks have been replaced. Hand made by Mary Stanley who was from a pioneering family that homesteaded in Northeastern Colorado, near the town of Keota. Keota was once a thriving community, but now is a ghost town with only one small house. Both Mary and her granddaughter, Auriel Sandstead, (who donated the quilt) are well-known in Colorado quilting history. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Auriel Sandstead, the granddaughter of the maker. Ownership/History: Made by Mary Stanley. Mary was from a pioneering family that homesteaded in northeastern Colorado, near the town of Keota. The quilt was passed down to her granddaughter, Auriel Sandstead, who is also a native of northeastern Colorado. Auriel repaired the quilt, and donated it to the museum. LocMade: CO///USA

Details about why the quilt was made:

Personal use

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