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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:

Print

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