QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-198

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.1991.001.022

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Other

Quilt's title:

Flag Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

American Flag

How wide is the quilt?

81.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

83.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Stable

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Flags

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 10.5" x 10.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 15.5" top and bottom, 10" sides Dim/Border2: 10" Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

2

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Describe the quilting designs used:

Around stars and stripes of center flag/bunting; fans on outer flags

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: small American flags Other Border2: small American flags Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-attached, back folded over to front. Other Dim Dtls: Center: 49" W x 64" L ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: American flags and bunting. Other Technique/Fab Prts: American flags and bunting. ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: large center flag/bunting surrounded by 35 small flags and pieces. ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: around stars and stripes of center flag/bunting; fans on outer flags. QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: fan ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: red, white, blue Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced, off-white Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources: strong visual impact.

Quilt top made by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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:

One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO. Eugenia hated to see anything go to waste. In 1943, her son salvaged the large flag from a July 4th bandstand bunting, and Eugenia retrieved the small flags from veterans' graves after Memorial Day 1979 (with permission). Ownership/History: Bandstand bunting from a July 4, 1943 celebration in Kirkwood, MO, was thrown in the dump and retrieved by Eugenia Mitchell's son. In 1979, Eugenia asked the Golden (Colorado) Cemetery sexton for permission to use the small, discarded flags from veterans' graves. She combined these to make the quilt. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

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