QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-530

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0018

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:

Steps to the Lighthouse

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

One Extra Round

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

2027

How wide is the quilt?

64.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

79.25 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Back in good condition

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15.5 inches x 15.5 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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:

2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; 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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal lines. Quilting is "close" and "even".

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

Binding is handstitched on the back. It has mitered corners.

Quilt top made by:

Henderson, Lillian Ann

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?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

"Passed through family members"

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

"This quilt was made for her son George Thomas Henderson, born August 2 1884 in Winnipeg, died June 21, 1969 in Calgary. It was given to his daughter Georgina Plunkett.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

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:

October 1939

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

British

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Who photographed this quilt?

Michael Schwartz

Access and copyright information:

Restricted