QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-400
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0283
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Royal Alberta Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection
Alternate inventory control number:
HP 3454.2
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:
Medallion Lone Star with satellite stars
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Medallion, Lone Star
How wide is the quilt?
64 inches
How long is the quilt?
84 inches
What color is the quilt?
Green; Pink; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Describe the damage:
Tattered
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
prior conservation
Time period:
1901-1929
Further information concerning dates:
Quilt was donated c.1975
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
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:
3
How is the binding made?
Commercial; Hand sewn; 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
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double cross-hatch
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt belonged to daughter of R.A. Webster of Cochrane, who built the Webster house in 1911. Her name was Mrs. James Raby Sr.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Donated to Heritage Park
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Heritage Park
Quilt owner's city:
Calgary
Quilt owner's province:
Alberta
Quilt owner's country:
Canada
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Royal Alberta Museum
Cite this Quilt
Medallion Lone Star with satellite stars. 1901-1929. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-400. Accessed: 04/25/24