QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-206

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.1991.001.056

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1092

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

State Flower & Birds

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Medallion, Pictoral

How wide is the quilt?

92.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

102.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Animal - Bird; Nature - flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 8.5" x 11" Dim/Sash: 1" Dim/Border1: 2.75" Dim/Border2: 1" Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Checked

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 or polyester blend

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

How is the binding made?

Prairie Points

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/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

radating lines; 3" grid in medallion; rivers; triple line cross in plain blocks

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 58 blocks (8 pieced, 50 solid) Other Sash: red check Other Border1: red Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: red checked poly/cotton applied edge, prairie points, Other Dim Dtls: Medallion: 35" x 37" ------------------------------------------------------- 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: hand-embroidered maps of U.S., all 50 states, and state flowers/birds Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 8 QStitches/Inch Place2: 8 Thread Type: single cotton/poly Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: outline, radiating lines, in the ditch, 3" grid in medallion, rivers, triple line cross in plain blocks ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced poly/cotton 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:

Raben, Olive

Quilted by:

Raben, Olive

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 of solid and checkered fabrics in red and white, with red checkered sashing and red borders. The quilt is also embroidered with a map of each state and the state's bird and flower. The center medallion is an embroidered map of the USA with the words "GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND THAT I LOVE." The batting is polyester. The edges have red and red checkered Prairie Points. The quilt is hand quilted around the embroidery, and in the background in geometric patterns, using cotton/polyester thread. The stitching is even 8 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced fabric. Ownership/History: Made by Olive Raben of Crawford, Nebraska. Eugenia Mitchell purchased it for $200 in 1982. LocMade: Crawford///NE//USA

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