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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:

Print

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