QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-269

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.1991.001.090

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1085

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

71.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

102.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1940

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 1.25" Dim/Sash: none 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; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Striped

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?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

0.16" outline

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, straight, purchased, lavender 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: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 8 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: 0.16" outline ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: machine-pieced white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- 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 hand pieced of solid, plaid, striped, checked, flowered, and geometric fabrics in green, off-white, and multi-colors, with green hexagons between the piecework "flowers." The batting is cotton. The binding is straight grain lavender cotton attached by hand and machine with straight corners. The quilt is hand quilted overall and outside the garden rows. The quilting is 6 to 8 stitches to the inch, done with white cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced white cotton. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Purchased by Eugenia Mitchell in 1975 at "Quilts and Other Comforts" in Wheatridge, CO for $85. 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