QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-315

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.2001.003.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC7413/B147

This is a:

Other

Quilt's title:

Quilt of Many Colors

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Herringbone/Zig-zag

How wide is the quilt?

79.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

80.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Strong visual impact.

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 13" x 11.5" Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: 0.25" 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; Dotted; Checked; Striped; Other

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?

Pink

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Hand sewn

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Describe the quilting designs used:

Baptist fan, quilted from back

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: quilter-made pink cotton, straight, hand attached, Other Dim Dtls: average size of each individual piece is only 1" x 3/16" ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: calico, character prints ------------------------------------------------------- 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: 7 Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: Baptist Fan, quilted from back. ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: multi-colored Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: multi-pieced pink cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: average size of each individual chevron piece is only 1" x 3/16"; made into strips approx. 2.25" x 12"; an additional chevron strip runs along all four sides as border containment. Estimated at over 36,000 pieces, each approximately 1" x 3/16". Quilting is fair to good with many seam allowances to quilt through! Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources: strong visual impact. Family history of Bessie Bailey Sanford is in file.

Quilt top made by:

Sanford, Bessie Bailey

Quilted by:

Sanford, Bessie Bailey

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 amazing quilt is made up of over 37,000 pieces, each approximately 1"X3/16", hand sewn together. The small pieces were joined in a herringbone type design to create blocks 12-13" square. These blocks were then pieced together into four large blocks, that make up the top of the quilt. The quilt includes many feedsack fabrics and scrapbag fabrics, some dating back to the late 1800s. HowAcquired: Purchased by the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from Jack Fortin of Mount Dora, FL Ownership/History: Made by Bessie Bailey Sanford of Clare, Michigan. She was born in 1873. At one time, Sanford had one of the largest button collections in Michigan. The quilt was made between 1910 and 1935 (before 1940). The maker died in 1948. The quilt was passed on to her daughter, Mabel Fortin, and upon her death, to her son, Jack Joseph Fortin, who sold it to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. LocMade: Clare///MI//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Room Decoration

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