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.1991.001.093

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1083

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Christmas Handkerchief

How wide is the quilt?

82.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

104.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell Teresa & Mary Shultz

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

corner

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1977

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - flowers

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 15" x 15" Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: 3" Dim/Border2: 1.75" -2" Dim/Border3: 4.25" Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

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:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

spider webs in hankies, shadow boxed in blain blocks

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: General Mills handkerchiefs, c. 1930. 12 handkerchief blocks, 6 solid blocks, 10 half blocks, 4 quarter blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: green print Other Border2: white Other Border3: red Other Binding: top folded over Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: handerkerchiefs 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: 7 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: spider webs in hankies, shadow boxed in blain blocks ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced cotton/poly, light blue 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:

Shultz, Teresa

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Shultz, Mary

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 cotton handkerchiefs and solid fabrics in red, green, and white, with red, green, and white borders. The batting is polyester. The binding is the top folded to the back with three mitered corners and one straight corner. The quilt is hand quilted with spider web designs in the hankies and shadow boxes in the solid blocks. The quilting is done at 6 to 7 stiches per inch using white cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced light blue cotton/polyester fabric. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell from handkerchiefs her mother collected in the 1930s by sending $.10 and Wheaties boxtops to General Mills Co. 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