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QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-259

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0275

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

03-18-1993

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Calgary

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Applique was repaired, front was repaired by adding five inch borders to top and bottom.

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1930s

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

14

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was donated to Heritage Park by Mrs. J. Raby Jr. on March 26, 1975

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Heritage Park

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum

Cite this Quilt

Grandmother's Flower Garden. 1930-1949. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-259. Accessed: 03/29/24