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.1991.001.094

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1082

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Twelve Months of Embroidered Flowers

How wide is the quilt?

80.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

92.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1980

When was the quilt finished?

1981

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: 13.5" x 13.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 4.5" Dim/Border2: 1.5" Dim/Border3: 5" 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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other; Cotton

Description of the back:

muslin

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand 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:

cotton/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

yellow

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

grid, scrolls and hearts, two line diamond cable, single line diamond

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 white blocks hand-embroidered with flower and corresponding month, set alternating with yellow blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: white Other Border2: yellow Other Border3: white Other Binding: hand-bound, 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: cotton hand embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread: single yellow cotton/poly Quilting Designs Used: grid, scrolls and hearts, two line diamond cable, single line diamond cable ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced off-white cotton muslin 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 bright quilt, made by the founder of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, is machine pieced solid fabrics in yellow and white, with yellow and white borders. In the white blocks are hand-embroidered flowers and the names of the months. The batting is polyester. The binding is the backing turned to the front and hand attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted with crosshatching in the embroidered blocks, and hearts and scrolls in the solid blocks. The quilting is even at 5 stitches to the inch, done with yellow cotton/polyester thread. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton muslin. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell for a special show of her quilts at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO, in 1980. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

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