QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-533
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0021
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:
Double Wedding Ring
Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns or Applique number or other pattern source name and number:
303
How wide is the quilt?
77 inches
How long is the quilt?
96 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Type of inscription:
Date; Message; Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Pieced in Ottawa Ontario 1988- Quilted in Calgary Alberta in 1992 by Linda T Vanderhoeven Wilson, Born in Sarnia Ontario 1957
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery; Other
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
applique (?)
Location of inscription:
on block
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
c.1988
When was the quilt finished?
c.1992
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Polyester
Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Floral; Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; Red
Describe the back:
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Four hearts on point centered in the middle of the circles. Rings quilted 0.25 inches inside the outline.
Quilt top made by:
Wilson, Linda Teresa
Where the quilt was made, city:
Ottawa
Where the quilt was made, province:
Ontario
Where the quilt was made, country:
Canada
Why was the quilt made?
Wedding; Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
"First Quilt. To create & continue family history & tradition"
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Book
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Georgia Bonesteele's Lap Quilting Book
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
"Choose double wedding ring shortly after her marriage (1987) for husband & herself as the first romantic gesture of quilting traditionally for her family."
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Vander Hoeven
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
04-03-1957
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Sarnia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:
Ontario
Who photographed this quilt?
Niru Khambhaita
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Cite this Quilt
Wilson, Linda Teres. Double Wedding Ring. c.1992. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-533. Accessed: 03/28/24