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.2002.016.004

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC8390

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Crib

Quilt's title:

Little Bo Peep Crib Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Little Bo Peep

How wide is the quilt?

33.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

36.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell Marie Overdier

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1989

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr) Center Medallion: 12.25" x 16.5"

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:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Front turned to back; Bias grain; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: center medallion with embroidered Bo Peep, sheep, staff Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine, front to back, bias, cotton Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: embroidery by Marie Overdier ------------------------------------------------------- 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: hand embroidery, outline and buttonhole stitch Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: cotton Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: crosshatch ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin polyester Backing: light green cotton 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:

Overdier, Marie

Other people who worked on this quilt:

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:

This sweet crib quilt is from the collection of Eugenia Mitchell, although it was not one of the original 101 quilts that she donated to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. The quilt depicts Little Bo Peep and some of her sheep. The nursery rhyme designs are embroidered on a white background. The name Marie Overdier is on the quilt-- it is likely she did the embroidery and it was quilted by Eugenia. HowAcquired: Donated by Linda Bick (maker's granddaughter) Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell. Embroidery by Marie Overdier. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States

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