QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-250

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.1991.001.054

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1024

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Scrapbag Leftovers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pinwheel

How wide is the quilt?

56.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 9.75" x 9.75" Dim/Sash: 2" 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; Floral; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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?

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 35 blocks Other Sash: yellow cotton Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, 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: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton/poly Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced 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:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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 from solid, striped, checkered, flowered, and geometric patterned fabrics in red, yellow, and pink. The batting is polyester. The binding is hand and machine attached printed bias with rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces and in the sashing with geometric designs, using white cotton/polyester thread. The stitching is 5 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced yellow and red print cotton. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. The quilt top was found in a scrapbag in Arkansas. Quilted in 1979. LocMade: unknown

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