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Yo-Yo Quilt; Yo-Yo Grandmother's Flower Garden

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-214

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.1993.010.001

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Describe the item:

Quilt, Top (finished or unfinished)

Quilt's title:

Yo-Yo Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Yo-Yo Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

75.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

85.000 inches

Describe the edge:

zig-zag

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: 3" Dim/Border1: 2" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr): Yo-yo: 1" diameter

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Conversation Prints; Checked; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: over 6000 1" yo-yos Other Sash: yellow Other Border1: yellow Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: yo-yos arranged in pattern of Grandmother's Flower Garden. ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: not quilted QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: Edge Shape: zig-zag Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Fisher, Thema Lurea Selfridge

Quilted by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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:

Over 6000 one-inch yo-yo's are set in a Grandmother's flower garden design in this quilt top. The maker, Thelma Fisher, was an excellent seamstress who loved to sew, knot, crochet, tat and embroider. She made blue jeans appliqued quilts for each of her eight grandchildren. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Glen A. Fisher of Lakewood, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Thelma Fisher, wife of the donor. The donor found the quilt top in a dresser drawer after his wife, Thelma, passed away. Thelma's two sisters say they remember her making the quilt, but don't remember exactly when. LocMade: unknown

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

Cite this Quilt

Fisher, Thema Lurea Selfridg. Yo-Yo Quilt. 1930. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-214. Accessed: 03/28/24