QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-363

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.2003.009.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC10209

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Freedom Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Freedom Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2001

When was the quilt finished?

2002

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: 3.5" Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other; Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique; Hand Applique

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

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: Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: kimono silks 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: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Yasuka Saitoh, Students of; Saitoh, Yasuka

Quilted by:

Saitoh, Yasuka

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Yasuka Saitoh, Students of

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 quilt was designed and created by Yasuko Saitoh's students in Japan. It commemorates the 9/11 tragedy and was made to offer sympathy to the families and all Americans. Predominant colors are black, cream, orange and multi prints of silks, kimonos, prints and solids. Thin batting, possibly silk. Construction was machine and hand pieced, machine and hand applique, machine quilted. Quilting pattern contains stippling over most (small); free form accents and densely quilted. Medallion style center containing cream with machine embroidery inscription in black and green thread. The inscription reads: "We feel the pain and sorrow of the people who suffered the terrible tragedy on September 11, 2001. We offer our prayers for the bereaved families. May they be blessed with an abundance of peace and hope. We also wish for everlasting peace around the world." Surrounded by floral (fancy cut) prints and fans interspersed, in raw edge applique. Second "ring" contains 16 blocks 9-1/4" - 9-1/2" square. Blocks are hand appliqued to background (cream, black and waves). 7 triangles of pieced triangles 9-1/4" x 10-1/4" are hand applied and interspersed on quilt. Outer edges are pieced "waves". Yellow shades and black on top. Blues, greys and blacks also. Inscription is in English and Japanese. This quilt was shown between 09/2002 and 05/2003 in Pennsylvania, California, Texas and Kentucky. It came to a permanent home at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in May, 2003. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the makers. Ownership/History:Made in Japan. Made to honor the victims of 9/11 terrorist attack in U.S. Marty Kishiro coordinated the making of this commemorative quilt. Marty, President of Rasenkaidan (a Japanese-based distributor of quilting books, magazines, and design software) donated the silk fabrics to award-winning quilter Yasuko Saitoh. Yasuko invited eight of her students to participate by making the blocks, which she then assembled into the quilt. The blocks of the inner band depict native Japanese flowers such as the peony (botan), Japanese apricot (ume), chrysanthemum (kiki), and cherry blossom (sakura). Surrounding the flowers are a symbol for peace (shippo), a fan (oumen), and groups of triangles that symbolize protection from tragedy (uroko). Near the edges of the quilt, Yasuko made waves (nami) to represent the bodies of water that surround Japan. The group quilt is composed of pure silk fabrics, many of which were cut from young women's formal kimonos (furisode) and children's kimonos (kodomo-no-kimono). Using a free-motion stitch, Yasuko inscribed a message of sympathy in the quilt's center, in both English and Japanese. The Freedom Quilt toured the U.S. between 09/2002 and 05/2003, and was then donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. LocMade: /////Japan

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

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