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.1991.001.073

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1105

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Nine Patch (Red)

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Nine Patch

How wide is the quilt?

66.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

87.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1950

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 14.25" x 14.25" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 3.5" - 4" 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; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White; Pink

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

diamonds in border

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 pieced blocks, 6 solid blocks, 10 half blocks, 4 quarter blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: red Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, red Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: Eugenia Mitchell found the quilt top, added backing and batting, and sent it to the Schultz sisters of Calhoun, KY, who quilted it. ------------------------------------------------------- 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: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: outline, diamonds in border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced cotton, pink/white print 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:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Schultz, Teresa; Schultz, Mary Rose

Other people who worked on this quilt:

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 of solid, checked, and geometric fabrics in red, blue, and gray, with red border. The batting is polyester. The binding is hand and machine attached red purchased bias tape. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces, with flowers in the plain blocks, and diamonds in the border, using white cotton thread. The stitching is even 6 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced pink and white print cotton fabric. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Eugenia Mitchell purchased the quilt top at the Salvation Army Store in East Denver, added backing and batting, then sent it to Teresa and Mary Rose Shultz of Calhoun, KY, who quilted and finished it. The top is of unknown provenance. 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