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24-20-266

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.1991.001.087

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1089

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Le Moyne Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Le Moyne Star

How wide is the quilt?

64.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

95.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Coffelt/Mitchell/Johnson

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front corner

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1978

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

star

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 10" x 10" star blocks Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: 4" sides; 4.5" top and bottom Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester; Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Maroon; White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

square chain in border

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 24 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: brown solid Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, top folded 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: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: outline; grid; square chain in border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin polyester Backing: machine-pieced cotton, maroon/white 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:

Coffelt, Shirley

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Johnson, (first name 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 of solid and flowered fabrics in yellow, purple, and brown, with a brown border. The batting is polyester. The binding is the top folded to the back and hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces and in the plain blocks with cross hatching. The quilting is uneven at 4 to 5 stitches to the inch, done with white cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced maroon and white print cotton. Ownership/History: The star blocks were made by Shirley Coffelt and pieced by Eugenia Mitchell. Quilting was done by Shirley Coffelt's cousin, Ms. Johnson. The numbers "87, 74, 75" in the maker's mark represent the women's ages at the time the quilt was made. 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

Cite this Quilt

Coffelt, Shirle. Le Moyne Star. 1978. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-266. Accessed: 03/28/24