QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-271
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.1995.015.002
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC3873
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Volunteer Christmas Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Christmas Sampler
How wide is the quilt?
65.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
78.500 inches
Describe the corners:
mitered
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Opal Frey
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1993
When was the quilt finished?
1995
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Nature - Trees
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: various Dim/Sash: various Dim/Border1: 2.75" 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 types used to make the quilt top:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting; Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: various, each made by a different RMQM volunteer Other Sash: various, green Other Border1: red/green plaid Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, red/green plaid cotton, separate Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: metallic Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: blind, buttonhole Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: metallics; hand-embroidered cotton thread Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 9 QStitches/Inch Place2: 10 Thread: single cotton/poly, white/red/green/blue Quilting Designs Used: in the ditch, straight lines ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester 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:
Name of the group that made the quilt:
RMQM Volunteers
Quilt top made by:
RMQM, Volunteers
Quilted by:
Frey, Opal
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:
This Christmas sampler quilt was a gift the to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from museum volunteers who made it. "Christmas Sampler 1993-1995" is written in black ink on the back. Blocks made by volunteers of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Set together and quilted by Opal Frey. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the makers. Ownership/History: Top made in Golden, CO, by Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum member volunteers. Quilted by Opal Frey. Presented to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
The quilt was made to be used for:
Artwork/wall hanging
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection; Artwork/wall hanging
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
RMQM, Volunteer. Volunteer Christmas Quilt. 1995. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-271. Accessed: 04/23/24
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