QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-529

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0017

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sawtooth Variation

Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns or Applique number or other pattern source name and number:

2138 a-d

How wide is the quilt?

75.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

67.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Two corners are straight and two are rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25 x 8.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

4.5 inches (columns), 4 inches (rows)

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

plain white 4.5 inch border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Overlap of triangles on block switches. Right and left are dominant randomly.

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

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut; 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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Single chain quilted in the shashing.

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

Quilting is "sparse" and "even".

Quilt top made by:

Henderson, Lillian Anne

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited from maternal great-grandmother

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Howe

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1857

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Amhurstburg

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10-1939

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

British

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Who photographed this quilt?

Niru Khambhaita

Access and copyright information:

Restricted