QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-192

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.1991.001.007

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1067

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Wholecloth

Quilt's title:

Light Blue Cross-Stitch

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cross-Stitch Kit blue on white

How wide is the quilt?

78.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

93.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front lower right

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1972

When was the quilt finished?

1973

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 15" 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

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

hand-embroidered, blue cotton thread

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine bound, bias, white cotton, purchased 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, blue cotton thread Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: floral, feather ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton, thin Backing: machine-pieced white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- 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 is a wholecloth quilt made of white fabric, hand embroidered with blue cotton thread. The top was purchased in panels for $20 at the Goodwill Store on Alameda Street in Denver, CO, in 1971. The batting is polyester, and the binding is purchased white cotton bias tape with rounded corners. It is hand quilted with white cotton thread, following a pre-printed pattern of feathers, flowers, and circles. The stitches are uneven and 4 to 5 per inch. The backing is machine pieced white cotton. There is a signature embroidered in turquoise thread on the front "Eugenia Mitchell 1972." Ownership/History: Eugenia Mitchell quilted the embroidered top panels after purchasing them at a Denver Goodwill thrift store for $20. LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

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