QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-429

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0310

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 5121.4

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Checkerboard

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

One patch

How wide is the quilt?

15.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

19.25 inches

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; Pink; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Fading; Open seams; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

Split fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

120

Size of quilt blocks:

1.5 x 1.5 inches

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?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Print

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