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Eugenia Mitchell Quilts: The Foundation of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado, first opened its doors in 1990 thanks to founder Eugenia Mitchell. The museum currently has 340 quilts in its collection.
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of American quilts and quiltmaking. This is accomplished through outstanding changing exhibits and by providing many educational opportunities to all levels of the local and regional community, as well as hosting national symposia. The quilts in the Permanent and Educational collections, and all related documentation, are housed at the Museum. When the Museum opened its doors in 1990, the founder, Eugenia Mitchell, offered the gift of 100 quilts from her private collection to start the RMQM's permanent collection. The collection has grown to over 340 quilts, which range from pre-Civil War examples and many favorite Victorian era types, to wonderful Depression era quilts, to contemporary and art quilts. Throughout the year, select quilts from the Permanent collection of the RMQM are exhibited to showcase different decades, styles, color palettes, or latest acquisitions.
All the quilts in this gallery were made by Mitchell, with the exception of, “Mama always Wore an Apron,” made by Barbara Barr in fond remembrance of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's founder, Eugenia Mitchell. Blocks are set three by three, with each block including an appliqued apron, each made from different aprons actually worn and owned by Eugenia Mitchell.
All the quilts in this gallery were made by Mitchell, with the exception of, “Mama always Wore an Apron,” made by Barbara Barr in fond remembrance of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's founder, Eugenia Mitchell. Blocks are set three by three, with each block including an appliqued apron, each made from different aprons actually worn and owned by Eugenia Mitchell.
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Museum
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
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1980
Postage Stamp Tri... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1988
Alphabet Crib Qui... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1987
Appliquéd Flower... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1976
Bicentennial Quil... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1990
The Bow Knot Quil... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1977
Christmas Handker... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1984
Colorado Centenni... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1974
Colorado Wildflow... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1981
Creek Mary's Bloo... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1980
Domino Mitchell, Eugenia
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1979
Flag Quilt Mitchell, Eugenia
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1981
Friendship Mitchell, Eugenia
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1977
Halley's Comet Si... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1972
Handkerchief Quil... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1976-1999
Holy Land Flowers... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1979
1911 Swatches of ... Mitchell, Eugenia
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1973
Nosegay Mitchell, Eugenia
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1971
Turquoise Yo-Yo Mitchell, Eugenia
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1950-1975
Windmills of My M... Mitchell, Eugenia
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2005
Mama Always Wore ... Barr, Barbara
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