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.1991.007.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1033

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Aunt Grace Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Wedding Ring variation

How wide is the quilt?

76.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

75.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 14.5" diameter Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none 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:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

crosshatched

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 30 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, quilter-made, blue cotton 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: 9 QStitches/Inch Place2: 9 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: feathered, crosshatched, echoed ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: machine-pieced cotton, off-white Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Jones, Genevieve

Quilted by:

Jones, Genevieve

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 quilt is hand pieced of solid, plaid, flowered, and geometric fabrics in blue, pink, and off-white. The batting is cotton. The binding is bias blue cotton self fabric with rounded corners. It is hand quilted aroung the pattern pieces and with cross hatching and half featheres in the background. The stitches are even 9 to the inch with white cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. HowAcquired: donation Ownership/History: Made by Genevieve Jones. Later given to Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, by Betty Olmsted, for the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. LocMade: unknown

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