QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-326
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.2001.007.001
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC8377/R1369
This is a:
Finished quilt
Describe the item:
Quilt, Doll
Quilt's title:
Nine Patch Doll Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Nine Patch/Checkerboard
How wide is the quilt?
20.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
23.000 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:
Block pattern
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 3.25" x 3.25" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 0.5" - 0.75" Dim/Border2: 1.25" 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:
Striped; Solid/plain; Floral; Checked
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Front turned to back; Straight grain
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:
In-the-ditch
Describe the quilting designs used:
diagonal parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 15 blocks, nine patch set with alternating white unpieced squares, Other Sash: Other Border1: purple Other Border2: white Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine, straight, quilter-made, front to back 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 Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: diagonal parallel lines, in ditch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: multi-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:
McCauley, Carrie Effa (
Quilted by:
McCauley, Carrie Effa (
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 Nine Patch Doll Quilt was made by Carrie Effa McCauley (Faye) who was born in 1875. She made it for one of her granddaughters, who later died of polio. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Sandra Dallas, the maker's granddaughter. Ownership/History: Made in 1940 by Carey Effa McCauley ("Faye") for her granddaughter, Donna Kay Dallas, who died of polio in 1948. The quilt was passed to Donna's sister, Sandra Dallas, who later donated it to the museum. LocMade: Harveyville///KS//USA
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Doll quilt/toy
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
McCauley, Carrie Effa . Nine Patch Doll Quilt. 1940. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-326. Accessed: 03/28/24