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.2003.005.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Looking West

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Looking West

How wide is the quilt?

62.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

19.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Gretchen B. Hill

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Landscape

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Hand-dyed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

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: 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: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: label on back with artist's information Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Hill, Gretchen B.

Quilted by:

Hill, Gretchen B.

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 Looking West quilt was made by Gretchen B. Hill in 1997. It measures 62" x 19-1/2" and is a wall hanging art quilt. This is an original design and was machine quilted. Predominant colors are multi on the front are pinks, yellow, brown, purple, green and multi; orange and pink print on the back. Gretchen B. Hill has had many quilts displayed in shows and is a published author. This is a landscape/sunset and sky - multi colored small pieces with various sizes and shapes. There is an illusion of a sunset, mountains and foothills in dark greens, greys and purples. Edge is 3/8" straight of grain, double fold machine top and hand back, mitered. Backing is orange with white and orange with black two separate fabrics. Binding is pieced to match and continue the scene. Gretchen Hill is a founding mother of the Front Range Contemporary Quilters. Her quilts are published and she exhibits often including Visions in 1998. This quilt is one of 64 art quilts that make up the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's Rooted in Tradition Collection, which is on traveling exhibit throughout the USA through 2008. Featured in the book "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Gretchen B. Hill, of Longmont, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Gretchen B. Hill of Longmont, CO. Inspired by the Colorado landscape. LocMade: Longmont///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

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