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.1998.001.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC5193/R3442

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mariner's Compass Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Mariner's Compass

How wide is the quilt?

34.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

34.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Star

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 19" x 19" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 0.75" Dim/Border2: 2.5" Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr) Block Border: 1.5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single

Color of thread used in the quilting:

off-white, blue, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

diamonds, straight lines

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Mariner's Compass set on point and framed by cream triangles to complete the square; brown/cream sawtooth border with blue posts Other Sash: Other Border1: blue Other Border2: cream with swag rosette Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine, bias, separate 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: QStitches/Inch Place1: 9 QStitches/Inch Place2: 9 Thread: single, off-white/blue/brown Quilting Designs Used: diamonds, straight lines, ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: machine-pieced cotton, off-white with blue star print Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Name of the group that made the quilt:

RMQM Volunteers

Quilt top made by:

RMQM, Volunteers

Quilted by:

RMQM, Volunteers

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:

This crisp Mariner's Compass wall hanging is a small replica of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's 1998 raffle quilt. Workmanship and construction are excellent, with no missed points. Quilting is also excellent at 9 stitches per inch. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the makers. Ownership/History: Made by the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Raffle Committee as a small replica of the 1998 RMQM raffle quilt. LocMade: Golden///CO//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