QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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.1996.002.004

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC5188/B3473

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Home Art Sunflower

How wide is the quilt?

52.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

80.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 15" Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: 4" three sides only Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25 sides and bottom; 0.75 top Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Commercial

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

fat batt

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

four-pointed star on the blocks with a grid inside; quilted to outline pattern pieces including border pieces

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 15 total Other Sash: Other Border1: ice-cream cones, scrappy, three sides only Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: purchased solid orange cotton binding, machine and hand attached 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: even QStitches/Inch Place1: 7 QStitches/Inch Place2: 7 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: four-pointed star on the blocks with a grid inside; quilted to outline pattern pieces including border pieces. ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thick cotton, "fat batt" Backing: machine-pieced green cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources: Dreden Plate (pointed); 18 points instead of the usual 16 in each block

Quilt top made by:

Appel, Bess

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:

The established pattern name is Sunflower - Home Art; The pieces in the Dresden plate are pointed rather than rounded. Bess made 18 points instead of 16 in each block. The blocks are machine pieced and machine appliqued, using assorted cotton print and solid scraps on a white background. The border is made of pieces shaped the same as those in the plates. One of several quilts made by members of the Appel family, donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Ella Appel of Boulder, CO. Ownership/History: The quilt was made by Bess Dickinson Appel (1887-1977). LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

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

Room Decoration

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