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.1991.001.009

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1068/B0929

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Butterfly -- pieced

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Butterfly

How wide is the quilt?

72.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1971

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Animal - Other

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 8" x 8" Dim/Sash: 1.75" Dim/Border1: 3" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

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; Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Sheet

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 50 blocks set on point Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, straight, quilter-made, pink, bottom folded over 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: hand-embroidered cotton Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: pink Quilting Designs Used: crosshatch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin sheet blanket Backing: machine-pieced cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

quiltmaker, unknown

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Golden

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 the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. This quilt is hand pieced from solid fabrics and flowered, checked, and geometric print fabrics in blue, yellow, and pink, with pink border and sashing and cotton thread embroidery. The batting is a sheet blanket. The binding is turned from the back with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces with crosshatch patterns in the sashing and border. The stitching is even at 5 stitches per inch in pink cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced cotton fabric. HowAcquired: One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Ownership/History: Eugenia Mitchell bought the quilt top, took it apart, then reassembled and quilted it. She gave it to her granddaughter, Noelle Mitchell, who later returned it. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

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