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.1991.001.072

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1100

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Holy Land Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered Flower

How wide is the quilt?

75.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

89.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

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 corner

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1981

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 12" x 12" Dim/Sash: 5" Dim/Border1: 5" Dim/Border2: 3.75" Dim/Border3: 5" Dim/Binding: 0.75" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

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 or polyester blend

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

off-white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 blocks, each with embroidered a wildflower and a Biblical verse Other Sash: yellow Other Border1: yellow Other Border2: white Other Border3: yellow 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 cotton Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: off-white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced off-white poly/cotton 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 yellow and off-white, with gold sashing and off-white and gold borders. Each off-white block has embroidered on it a wildflower and a Bible verse. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing folded to the front and hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted with swags, bows, tulip vine, and paisley shapes, using off-white cotton thread. The stitching is uneven at 3 to 5 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton/polyester fabric. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, in 1981. 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