QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-1655

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

130161

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

07-20-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Gilbert Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Other

Describe the item:

Christmas Tree Skirt

2. Designer's title:

Christmas Tree Skirt

3. Quilt Width:

55 inches diameter

3. Quilt Length:

55 inches diameter

4. Shape of edge:

Rounded

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

6. Overall color scheme:

Two color

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Cream

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

14. Date of Quilt:

2000-2025

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2004

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

16. Subject of the quilt:

Pointsettias/Christmas

17. Layout format:

Other

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Pointsettias

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Pointsettias

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Floral; Print

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Machine Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Gold ribbon to outline patches

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Other embellishment technique

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Ribbon thread

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton or polyester blend

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Blutt, Barbara

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Machine quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Top, polyester, color gold

29.3.1. Thread color:

Bottom, cotton, color white

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Beige or Tan

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Print

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Jill Mayer

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Approx 2004. Mother Barbara Blutt made for daughter Jill Mayer & husband.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Christmas gift 2004.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Blutt, Barbara

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

12-15-1950

Quilt maker's occupation:

Retired, former owner High Country Quilts in Colorado Spring, CO 1986-2005

Quilt maker's birth city:

Miles City

Quilt maker's birth state:

Montana

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Country:

United States

5. Father's name:

Bruce Shelden

Father's birthplace:

Ekalaka, MT

Mother's name:

Bernice June Shelden

Mother's birthplace:

Miles City, MT

Number of children:

3

Number of female children:

2

Number of male children:

1

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Class; From Friend; From Relative; Self-Taught; Other

When learned to quilt:

Under 10 years of age

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Other

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Prefers cotton

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Babara Blutt owned High Country Quilts in Colorado Springs, CO from 1986-2005

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

See PDF Barbara Blutt BIO attached.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

See PDF Quilt Maker BIO

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Christmas Tree Skirt

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

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  Who photographed this quilt?

  Jan Hackett