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QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-406

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0289

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 5657.1

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:

Fruit Baskets

How wide is the quilt?

63.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

76.5 inches

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains

Repairs:

Rebound

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

binding repaired

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15 plain blocks, 15 pieced

Size of quilt blocks:

12 x 12 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied; Straight grain

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:

7

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

Binding was zig-zagged on

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Fruit Baskets. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-406. Accessed: 03/28/24