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.1991.001.052

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1123

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Colorado Wildflowers

How wide is the quilt?

84.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

108.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Colorado Wildflowers made by Eugenia Mitchell

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1974

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front bottom left

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1974

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: various Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2.25" Dim/Border2: 2.5" Dim/Border3: 2.25" Dim/Binding: 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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 26 blocks of various sizes Other Sash: Other Border1: olive Other Border2: cream Other Border3: black Other Binding: hand-bound, top folded over Other Dim Dtls: Border4: 2.5", orange/brown; Border 5: 2", coral ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: irregularly placed blocks, pictorial embroidery ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand-embroidered cotton thread Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced, cotton, off-white, muslin 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 fabrics in red, tan, and green, with tan and green borders. The quilt is also embroidered. The batting is polyester. The binding is created by folding the top to the back, hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted with a fan pattern in the blocks and diamonds in the border, using white cotton thread. The stitching is even 5 to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton muslin. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, from a design that came from an advertisement for a wall plaque. The quilt hung in Senator Tim Wirth's office in Washington, DC. 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

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