QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-244
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.1991.001.036
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1050/B445.9
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Arkansas Snowflake
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Arkansas Snowflake
How wide is the quilt?
85.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
91.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
mitered
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Myrtle Livings, Teresa & Rose Shultze, Eugenia Mitchell
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
front corner
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
1940
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 3.75" x 3.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 7.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink; Black; Beige or Tan; White
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Describe the quilting designs used:
Maker's Mark embroidered in white cotton
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: blue cotton Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: blue cotton, top folded over Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: Quilt top and quilting c. 1940. Binding added by Eugenia Mitchell in 1977. ------------------------------------------------------- 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: Maker's Mark embroidered in white cotton Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 7 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: 0.25" outline; lilacs and clamshells in border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced poly/cotton blend, white with pink/tan/black print 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:
Livings, Myrtle
Quilted by:
Shultz, Mary Rose; Shultz, Teresa
Other people who worked on this quilt:
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 pieced from solid, plaid, striped, checked, flowered, and geometric fabrics in red, blue, and off-white. The batting is polyester. The binding is the top fabric folded to the back with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted at 1/4" inside the blocks and with clam shells and water lilies, using white cotton thread. The stitching is even 6 to 7 to the inch. Embroidered in a corner in white thread is "Arkansas Showflake Quilted by Terese & Rose Shultz." Ownership/History: Pieced and quilted c. 1940 by Myrtle Livings of Chicago, Illinois and Teresa and Mary Rose Shultz of Calhoun, Kentucky. Eventually came into the possession of Eugenia Mitchell, who added the border in 1977 and presumably embroidered the maker's mark. LocMade: Chicago///IL//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
Cite this Quilt
Livings, Myrtl. Arkansas Snowflake. 1940. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-244. Accessed: 03/29/24