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