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.1991.001.089

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1086/B2464

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Windmills of My Mind

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Jack in the Pulpit variation

How wide is the quilt?

82.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

103.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell 1975

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 9" x 9" Dim/Sash: 1.75" Dim/Border1: 3.5" -3.75" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend; Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Sheet

Describe the quilt filling:

sheet blanket

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Describe the quilting designs used:

diamond, chain in sashing, cable in border

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 63 blocks Other Sash: off-white Other Border1: off-white Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: off-white muslin, 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: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: diamond, chain in sashing, cable in border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: sheet blanket Backing: machine-pieced, off-white 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:

Mitchell, Eugenia

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 machine pieced of solid and checked fabrics in red, pink, and off-white with off-white sashing and border. The batting is a sheet blanket. The binding is the backing folded to the front with mitered corners. It is hand quilted around the pattern pieces, and with diamond chain in the sashing and cable pattern in the border. The quilting is even at 4 stitches to the inch, done with white thread. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. Ownership/History: Eugenia Mitchell created this quilt in 1975 because she liked the song "Windmills of My Mind". At the same time, the Quilters of Nebraska were creating an almost identical quilt. The Nebraska quilt was published in "Quilters Newsletter Magazine". 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