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.1991.001.097

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1099

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Colorado Centennial History

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidery

How wide is the quilt?

79.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

95.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Emb. Jan. Quilted Feb. 1984 Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

Front Left

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Animal - horse; Building - cabin, house, other; Nature - lanscape; People; Transportation - horseback, train, covered wagon

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 10" x 13" Dim/Sash: 1.5" Dim/Border1: 6.75" Dim/Border2: 2.25" Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" 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

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

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/poly

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

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

geometric patterns

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 25 blocks Other Sash: cinnamon red; Nine Patch posts Other Border1: white Other Border2: cinnamon red Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, bottom folded over 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: hand-embroidered, cinnamon red cotton floss Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread: single white cotton/poly Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: hand-pieced cotton print Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- 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, made by the founder of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, is machine pieced blocks of solid off-white fabric with redwork images for the Colorado Centennial. It has red sashing and a red border. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing folded to the top and hand attached with straight corners. The quilt is hand quilted with crosshatching, cables, and other geometric patterns. The quilting stitches are even at 5 to the inch, done with white cotton/polyester thread. The backing is machine pieced cream cotton fabric. Embroidered in the front left corner in white thread is "Emb. Jan. Quilted Feb. 1984 Eugenia Mitchell." The designs in this quilt were copied from the Centennial Color Book published in Golden 1976-84. Two boxes of floss were used for the embroidery. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell, Golden, CO. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

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