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.1995.004.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC3884

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

History of Colorado Trains

How wide is the quilt?

69.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

92.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Place; Other

Any other notes on inscriptions:

railroads

Location of inscription:

on border

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1994

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: 2" Dim/Border1: 0.25" Dim/Border2: 6" Dim/Border3: 2.75" Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other synthetic

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Striped; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Back art/design on quilt back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

multiple

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; In-the-ditch; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

words: David H. Moffat Otto Mears "Doc" Susan Anderson William Jackson Palmer W.A.H. Loveland George M. Pullman John Evans Zalmon G. Simmons Ralph Budd Fred Harvey Rio Grande Union Pacific Great Western Colorado Midland Rio Grande Southern Rock Island Crystal River and San Juan Denver Tramway Denver South Park and Pacific Colorado & Southern Chicago Burlington and Quincy Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Florence and Cripple Creek

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: blue Other Border1: red Other Border2: blue-gray with black/tan railroad tie pictorial Other Border3: blue print Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, straight, quilter-made, blue cotton, separate 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: blind; whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand-embroidered Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 9 QStitches/Inch Place2: 9 Thread: single cotton, multiple colors Quilting Designs Used: outline, in the ditch, cable, words (maker's mark) ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton/poly blend Backing: machine-pieced cotton, black/white train print Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources: The quilt was a joint project between the Colorado Railroad Museum and the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum as part of a program called "Quilts in Public Places."

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Volunteers of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Quilt top made by:

Quilters, Multiple

Quilted by:

Quilters, Multiple

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 pictorial quilt is a celebration of all types of railroads in Colorado history. It has hand embroidered decorations with cotton thread, buttons, a bell, and braid. As part of the museum's "Quilts in Public Places" program, this quilt hung at the Caboose Hobbies store in Denver in 1996. Panel 1: RTD lightrail, Winter Park Ski Train, Pikes Peak Cog Rail Panel 2: Durango and Silverton Panel 3: Fort Collins trolley, Georgetown Loop, Harvey House Panel 4: Cumbres and Toltec Panel 5: Como Roundhouse, Engine #346, Moffat Tunnel HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the makers. Ownership/History: Designed by Shirley Gardner. Made in 1994 by Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum volunteers in partnership with the Colorao Railroad Museum, to celebrate the history of Colorado railroads as part of the "Quilts in Public Places" project. 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