QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-430
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0311
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:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Birds in the Air
How wide is the quilt?
59 inches
How long is the quilt?
70 inches
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; White
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c.1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
8 x 8 inches
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
2 inch wide blue and white zig-zag patterned cotton
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
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 from the Kate Stotler estate c.1977
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
Birds in the Air. 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=32-28-430. Accessed: 03/29/24