QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-531

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0019

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Calgary Centennial Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

108 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1875- Calgary Centennial- 1975 (rest of inscription is in a 5 x 7 grid format) Indian Village, Fran Wise; Brahma Bull, Louis Brown; Flower Pot, Ann Premaruko; Stage Coach, Tess Moffat; Dinosaur, Ruth Hansen; Butterfly, Cara McEwen; Four Squares, Sandy Edwards; Alberta Crest, Norma St. Clair; Wishing Well, Barbara Trueman; Tee Pee, Clara Chuimer; Calgary Tower, Dorothy Glass; Elevator, Mary Glass; McDougall Church, Joan McKenzie; Train, Pat Pearson; Birds, Hazel Roberts; Calgary Tower, A Wild Rose, Barbara Nation; Calgary Hat, Pearl Gent; Tee Pee, Helen Wood; N.W.M.P., Lil Forrest; Sunny Alberta, Jeanne Gray; Chinook Arch, Helen Louisy; Covered Wagon, Vera Thornton; Alberta Crest, Margaret Knight; Oil Derrick, Evelyn Brown; Cowboy, Ann Taylor; Dinosaur & Wild Flowers, Pearl Demerres; Indian Canoe, Van Hoaster; Pink Flower, Ella Skipper; Buffalo, Joyce O'Brien; Fan, Allison Gardner; Honey Bee, Jean Ellis; Horse Shoe, Bobby Currie; Sun & Tower, Bonnie Birks; Maple Leaf, Margaret Nellfeld(?); Tudor Rose, Dorothy Dunn.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

c.1975

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

c.1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Calgary Centennial

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

35

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

1.13 inch

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

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

Checked; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Synthetic

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

"Sunburst and patterns surround"

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Alberta Handicrafts Guild

Quilt top made by:

Wise, Fran; Brown, Louise; Premaruko, Ann; Moffat, Tess; Hansen, Ruth; McEwen, Cara; Edwards, Sandy; St. Clair, Norma; Trueman, Barbara; Chuimer, Clara; Glass, Dorothy; Glass, Mary; McKenzie, Joan; Pearson, Pat; Roberts, Hazel; Nation, Barbara; Gent, Pearl; Wood, Helen; Forrest, Lil; Gray, Jeanne; Louisy, Helen; Thornton, Vera; Knight, Margaret; Brown, Evelyn; Taylor, Ann; Demerres, Pearl; Hoaster, Van; Skipper, Ella; O'Brien, Joyce; Gardner, Allison; Ellis, Jean; Currie, Bobby; Birks, Bonnie; Nellfeld, Margaret; Dunn, Dorothy

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Who photographed this quilt?

Ken A. Meisner

Access and copyright information:

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