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.1991.001.081

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1119

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bow Tie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bow Tie

How wide is the quilt?

80.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

95.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1900

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 6.25" x 6.25" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 15.5" sides, 13" top/bottom Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester; Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Checked; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green; Gold

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

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/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 88 pieced blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: red Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, bottom folded over Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: after purchasing the top, Eugenia Mitchell took it apart and reassembled it, then sent it to the Shultz sisters for quilting. ------------------------------------------------------- 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: 7 QStitches/Inch Place2: 7 Thread Type: single cotton/poly Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced cotton, green and gold striped floral 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:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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 and machine pieced of solid, plaid, checked, and geometric fabrics in red and blue, with a red and maroon border. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing folded to the front and hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces and in the border with swag patterns. The quilting is uneven at 7 stitches to the inch, done with white cotton/polyester thread. The backing is machine pieced green and gold floral cotton. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Eugenia Mitchell purchased the quilt at a resale shop in Denver, CO for $40. She then dismantled it, reassembled it into two separate quilts, and sent this one to Teresa and Mary Rose Shultz for quilting. The second of the two quilts is PQ.1991.001.082 in the RMQM collection. Quilt top c. 1900. 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