QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-172

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.1991.001.069

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1109

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Appliquéd Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flower Applique

How wide is the quilt?

74.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

92.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

prairie points

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front bottom left

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 15" x 15" Dim/Sash: 3.5" Dim/Border1: 3.5" Dim/Border2: 2.75" Dim/Border3: 3.75" Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Grid square

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 blocks Other Sash: lavender Other Border1: lavender Other Border2: white Other Border3: lavender Other Binding: hand-bound, turned in, prairie points, lavender print cotton 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, embroidery Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: cotton embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: single cotton/poly Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced cotton, lavender Edge Shape: Corner Shape: prairie points ------------------------------------------------------- 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 hand and machine pieced of solid and geometric fabrics in purple, green, and white, with lavendar sashing and lavendar and white borders. The quilt is also embroidered, and depicts 12 different flowers. The batting is polyester. The edges are Prairie Points in a lavendar print fabric attached by hand. The quilt is hand quilted with a grid pattern in the blocks and diamonds in the borders, using white cotton/polyester thread. The stitching is even 6 to the inch. The backing is machine pieced lavendar cotton fabric. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, from patterns for textile painting that appeared in the Denver Post newspaper. 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