QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-420

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0302

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:

PI 7035

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-17-1993

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?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

81.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

hexagonal edges

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

hexagonal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Dirty; Open seams; Stains

Describe the damage:

split fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

72

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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Top and bottom of quilt are cut straight across, sides follow the hexagon pattern

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

7

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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