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