QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-268
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
Cite this Quilt
Mitchell, Eugeni. Windmills of My Mind. 1950-1975. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-268. Accessed: 04/18/24
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