QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-273
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.1991.001.094
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1082
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Twelve Months of Embroidered Flowers
How wide is the quilt?
80.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
92.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
mitered
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Eugenia Mitchell
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
front
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
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 13.5" x 13.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 4.5" Dim/Border2: 1.5" Dim/Border3: 5" 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
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Other; Cotton
Description of the back:
muslin
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
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:
cotton/poly
Color of thread used in the quilting:
yellow
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Describe the quilting designs used:
grid, scrolls and hearts, two line diamond cable, single line diamond
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 white blocks hand-embroidered with flower and corresponding month, set alternating with yellow blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: white Other Border2: yellow Other Border3: white Other Binding: hand-bound, bottom 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: cotton hand embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread: single yellow cotton/poly Quilting Designs Used: grid, scrolls and hearts, two line diamond cable, single line diamond cable ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced off-white cotton muslin 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:
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 bright quilt, made by the founder of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, is machine pieced solid fabrics in yellow and white, with yellow and white borders. In the white blocks are hand-embroidered flowers and the names of the months. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing turned to the front and hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted with crosshatching in the embroidered blocks, and hearts and scrolls in the solid blocks. The quilting is even at 5 stitches to the inch, done with yellow cotton/polyester thread. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton muslin. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell for a special show of her quilts at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO, in 1980. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry
The quilt was made to be used for:
Artwork/wall hanging
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
Mitchell, Eugeni. Twelve Months of Embroidered Flowers. 1981. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-273. Accessed: 04/20/24