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.1991.008.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1106

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Medallion

Quilt's title:

The Bow Knot Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Floral Applique Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

94.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front corner

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1990

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

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:

3

Describe the quilting designs used:

pre-marked kit diamonds, diagonals

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, purchased, 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: from kit, whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: cotton embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 3 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: pre-marked kit diamonds, diagonals ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton/poly blend Backing: whole white cotton/polyester 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:

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 is a wholecloth quilt with hand appliqued boquets made of solid fabrics in blue, white, and pink, with hand embroidery decoration. The batting is polyester. The binding is blue bias cut cotton with rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted in the pre-marked pattern of diamonds, coils, and diagonals. The quilting is uneven at 3 to 4 stitches to the inch, done with white cotton thread. The backing is whole cloth white cotton/polyester. Donated to RMQM by Pansy Hook family Applique and quilting by Eugenia Mitchell 1985-1990. HowAcquired: donation Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO from a kit. A section of the kit fabric is stitched to the back on the quilt in a corner and contains the following information: Prgress #1345 Bow Knot Quilt 81 x 99. 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