QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-347
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.2002.016.004
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC8390
This is a:
Finished quilt
Describe the item:
Quilt, Crib
Quilt's title:
Little Bo Peep Crib Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Little Bo Peep
How wide is the quilt?
33.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
36.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Eugenia Mitchell Marie Overdier
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1989
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr) Center Medallion: 12.25" x 16.5"
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:
Hand 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?
Green
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Front turned to back; Bias grain; Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: center medallion with embroidered Bo Peep, sheep, staff Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine, front to back, bias, cotton Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: embroidery by Marie Overdier ------------------------------------------------------- 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: hand embroidery, outline and buttonhole stitch Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: cotton Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: crosshatch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin polyester Backing: light green cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- 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:
Overdier, Marie
Other people who worked on this quilt:
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:
This sweet crib quilt is from the collection of Eugenia Mitchell, although it was not one of the original 101 quilts that she donated to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. The quilt depicts Little Bo Peep and some of her sheep. The nursery rhyme designs are embroidered on a white background. The name Marie Overdier is on the quilt-- it is likely she did the embroidery and it was quilted by Eugenia. HowAcquired: Donated by Linda Bick (maker's granddaughter) Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell. Embroidery by Marie Overdier. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
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. Little Bo Peep Crib Quilt. 1989. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-347. Accessed: 04/27/24
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