QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

California Heritage Quilt Project

Who documented this quilt?

California Heritage Quilt Project

Essay:

Scarlett gave this quilt to her cousin Edward as a wedding present in 1988. He kept it until his death in 2020. For years, Scarlett wasn't sure he still had the quilt after he divorced the woman he had married or if she had taken the quilt. When his house was cleaned out in August 2021, Scarlett's niece found this quilt stored in a closet. Edward's children wanted Scarlett to have all the sewing/quilting stuff in the house, so it was packed up and brought to Scarlett along with other family quilts.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Urn of Flowers Medallion

Subject of the quilt:

applique, medallion, hand quilted

How wide is the quilt?

96 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color(s) is the quilt?

Blue; Green; Purple; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

An extended fleur de lis design and a circular heart shaped flower bud design was hand quilted in each large white corner triangle. The pieced flying geese borders were hand quilted in overlapping circles.

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Half inch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Type of inscription:

Initials; Date

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

'86

What is inscribed on the quilt?

SJR '86

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

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

Striped fabric was used for the narrow border around the center block and the first set of four white triangles.

When was the quilt finished?

1986

Time period:

1976-1999

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Wedding

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where the quilt was made, county:

Shasta

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Information about the pattern used:

Scarlett doesn't remember where the center block design originally came from, although most likely from a book or magazine of the time.

Quilt top made by:

Rose, Scarlett

Quilted by:

Rose, Scarlett

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mary Anne Melmoth, all rights reserved

When was the form filled out?

2024-03-27

Who photographed the quilt?

Scarlett Rose

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