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.1991.001.088

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1087

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Friendship

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship

How wide is the quilt?

76.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

90.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front bottom right

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1980

When was the quilt finished?

1981

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 14.5" x 14.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2" Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

sheet blanket

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

geometric

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 30 blocks; each one contains one or more signatures Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, straight, gold cotton, top folded over Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: knit; crochet Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand embroidery; crochet; ink signatures Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread: single cotton Quilting Designs Used: floral; geometric ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin sheet blanket Backing: machine-pieced cotton 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:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Quilted by:

Coffelt, Shirley

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 and appliqued of solid, striped, flowered, geometric, and knit fabrics in blue, off-white, and gold, with a gold border, and embroidered and crocheted decoration. The batting is a sheet blanket. The binding is the top folded over and hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces and with geometric and floral patterns. The quilting is even at 4 stitches to the inch, done with cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced cotton. Ownership/History: The star blocks were made by Shirley Coffelt. The other blocks were made by various unknown artists. Quilted by Eugenia Mitchell for her 77th birthday and signed by her friends from Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Colorado. LocMade: various

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