QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-201

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.1991.001.028

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1037/B0923

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Butterfly -- Large

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Butterfly

How wide is the quilt?

76.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

91.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 14.5" x 14.5" Dim/Sash: 3.5" Dim/Border1: 4.5" Dim/Border2: 3.0" Dim/Border3: 2.0" 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:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, straight, off-white cotton, bottom folded over 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: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton/poly Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton/poly blend Backing: machine-pieced cotton, off-white Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- 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:

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:

One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. This quilt is machine pieced from solid, flowered, and geometric fabrics in blue, off-white, and rust with blue and rust sashing and blue, rust, and off-white borders. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing folded to the front with mitered corners and attached by hand. The quilt is hand quilted in the ditch with cotton/pollyester thread. The stitches are even 5 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. Ownership/History: Made over the course of two weeks for the December 1980 quilt show at the Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Study or teaching aid

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