QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-290

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.1991.028.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC2701

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Quilters' Play

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

161.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

196.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Strong visual impact

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sarah McKendree Bonham

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

Front center center

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1982

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 34.5" x 35.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 11" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: none Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Floral

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:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge; Machine sewn; Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white (and tied with brown and white embroidery thread)

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 20 total Other Sash: Other Border1: machine-pieced, brown flying geese all four sides Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: top edge is back folded to front, machine attached; bottom edge is raw with straight corners Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: Piecing by: Archer, Hazel; Robertson, Jean; Lawrence, Jan; Hight, Cynthia; Craig, Barbara; Tarscyynski, Nancy; Miller, Helen; Mitchell, Eugenia; Land, Pat; Killian, Charles. Quilting by: any of the above (unknown) ------------------------------------------------------- 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: 3 QStitches/Inch Place2: 3 Thread Type: cotton/poly Thread Color: white (and tied with brown and white embroidery thread) Quilting Designs Used: in the ditch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: multiple, brown and yellow predominate Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced brown cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: strong visual impact Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Multiple, (see Desc)

Quilted by:

Multiple, (see Desc)

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 massive sampler quilt was used as the backdrop in the final scene of the musical play "Quilters." Throughout the play, pioneer women create quilt blocks that relate to the story they are telling. At the end of the play, all of those blocks appear in this quilt, which is lowered at the back of the stage as the women sing their final piece. This particular quilt was first used in the premier production of the play at the Denver Center for Performing Arts in 1982, then traveled the country with the stage ensemble until spring 1985. It has since been used by other groups in the Denver area for productions of the play. Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Ownership/History: Made by sixteen Golden, CO, quilters, including Eugenia Mitchell, as a stage drop for the play "Quilters" which premiered at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in November 1982. The quilt then toured with the play to 16 states. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Play backdrop

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

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