QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-230
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.1997.007.003
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC5180/B3740
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Lazy Daisy variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lazy Daisy variation
How wide is the quilt?
70.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
81.000 inches
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt started?
1825
When was the quilt finished?
1849
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 12.5" x 12.5" Dim/Sash: 3" Dim/Border1: 3.5" top, bottom; Dim/Border2: 2.75" all sides Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Dotted
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other embellishment technique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
single cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
11
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Describe the quilting designs used:
trapunto featherd wreaths, channel, grid, crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 full blocks: solid white with feathered trapunto wreath quilting Other Sash: pieced diamonds, squares, triangles in red/black/white that form red/black chevrons and stars at posts Other Border1: white, top and bottom only Other Border2: alternating red/black squares, pieced and set on point Other Border3: Other Binding: hand, straight, quilter-made, white cotton 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: trapunto raised work Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 11 QStitches/Inch Place2: 9 Thread: single cotton Quilting Designs Used: trapunto feathered wreaths, channel, grid, crosshatch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: hand-pieced cotton, white Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Lemmon, Jean; Lemmon, Laura Lee
Quilted by:
Lemmon, Jean; Lemmon, Laura Lee
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 three quilts at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum that were made by the Lemmon sisters, Lura Lee Lemmon and Jean Lemmon Benson. The sisters demonstrated great skill with their exceptional hand quilting. This quilt has beautiful double feather wreaths quilted in the white background between the geometric rows done in red and green. This quilt apeared in Quiltmaker magazine Sept/Oct 98. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Judith Trager of Boulder, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Jean Lemmon Benson and Lura Lee Lemmon of Warrensburg, MO. Given to their grand-neice, Natalie Parker of Longmont, CO, who gave it to the donor, Judith Trager, of Boulder, CO. LocMade: Warrensburg///MO//United States
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
Lemmon, Jean; Lemmon, Laura Le. Lazy Daisy variation. 1849. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-230. Accessed: 04/26/24