QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-360
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.2003.006.001
This is a:
Finished quilt
Describe the item:
Quilt, Other
Quilt's title:
Birds and Flowers Applique
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Birds and Flowers Applique
How wide is the quilt?
17.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
23.500 inches
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1976-1999
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
Subject of the quilt:
Nature - Flowers; Animal - Birds
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1:1.5" Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding:0.375" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
diagonal
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 Place1:10 QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used:outline, in the ditch, diagonal ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Elliot, Ann
Quilted by:
Elliot, Ann
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:
Ann Elliot made this bright appliqued Birds and Flowers quilt with Predominant colors of white, red, green and purple. The applique design of 2 doves, orchids, leaves and a ribboon in the shape of a heart are reminiscent of a wedding cake topper. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Ann Elliot of Lakewood, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Ann Elliot of Lakewood, CO. Inspired by the Colorado landscape. LocMade: Longmont///CO//USA
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
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
Cite this Quilt
Elliot, An. Birds and Flowers Applique. 1976-1999. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-360. Accessed: 03/28/24