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.1991.001.006

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1080

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Maltese Cross -- Friendship

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Maltese Cross

How wide is the quilt?

70.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

79.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1985

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 10" x 10" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none 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; Geometric

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles, pattern unclear

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 28 pieced blocks and 28 solid blocks. Each pieced block contains a signature Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, bottom fold 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: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 3 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: circles, pattern unclear ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: none Backing: machine-pieced cotton, off-white 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:

Hook, Pansy

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 and geometric fabrics in pink and white. There is no batting. The binding is the backing folded to the top with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted with circular patterns. The quilting is done at 3 to 4 stitches per inch using white cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. There are signatures in each of the pieced blocks from relatives of Pansy Hook and DAR Pioneer Museum board members. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Quilt top purchased by Eugenia Mitchell at the estate sale of Pansy Hook in 1985. Quilted by Eugenia Mitchell. LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

keepsake/momento

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