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.1995.015.002

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC3873

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Volunteer Christmas Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Christmas Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

65.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.500 inches

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Opal Frey

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1993

When was the quilt finished?

1995

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Trees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: various Dim/Sash: various Dim/Border1: 2.75" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester; Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: various, each made by a different RMQM volunteer Other Sash: various, green Other Border1: red/green plaid Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, red/green plaid cotton, separate Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: metallic Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: blind, buttonhole Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: metallics; hand-embroidered cotton thread Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 9 QStitches/Inch Place2: 10 Thread: single cotton/poly, white/red/green/blue Quilting Designs Used: in the ditch, straight lines ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester 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:

Name of the group that made the quilt:

RMQM Volunteers

Quilt top made by:

RMQM, Volunteers

Quilted by:

Frey, Opal

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 Christmas sampler quilt was a gift the to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from museum volunteers who made it. "Christmas Sampler 1993-1995" is written in black ink on the back. Blocks made by volunteers of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Set together and quilted by Opal Frey. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the makers. Ownership/History: Top made in Golden, CO, by Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum member volunteers. Quilted by Opal Frey. Presented to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Artwork/wall hanging

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