QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-4

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Country Heritage Park

Who documented this quilt?

Country Heritage Park; Canada Packers Competition Collection 1979-97

Country Heritage Park Number:

CPQC5-91

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher

Source of the information on this quilt:

Judy Lyons, on behalf of Country Heritage Park

When was the form filled out?

September 2012

Interviewer:

Murray Stewart

Location of data collection:

CHP 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Leaf of Mexico Rose

Owner's name for quilt:

Leaf of Mexico rose

Brackman # or other source & #:

15.24

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

95"

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the edge:

picot edges

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1983

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1983

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the borders:

Appliqued onto a whole cloth background are 9 Mexican flowers alternating light and dark brown with a center flower and stems; surrounded by a double straight line quilted border; and a border of rose and leave motifs; then surrounded by a scallop appliqued valance with small circular center with small scallop on top. Quilting: straight line; diamond cross hatch; outline;

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

scallop applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Cording; Prairie Points

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4" x 2"

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Width between quilting lines:

1"+

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond; In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

All quilting listed is the ground

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Weber, Melinda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Neustadt

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

This quilt was given to the OAAS and winner received $600.00. It competed at the Neustadt Fair which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. This quilt was the fifth annual Grand Champion Winner in 1983 for the Canada Packer Quilt Competition held in conjunction with the OAAS (Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies). The competition started in 1979 and completed in 1997. It is #5 of 19 quilts.

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

There is a booking list available onsite at Country Heritage Park, listing where the quilts were exhibited. There are many newspaper articles available and photos of winners receiving ribbons. Also shown at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).

Contests entered:

Neustadt Fair District 10

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Many newspaper articles, DVD of Canada Packers representative who was instrumental in this original collection and the later collections, series of articles in The Canadian Quilter, A Quarterly Newsletter of the Canadian Quilters' Association/Association canadienne de la courtepointe.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public

Quilt owner's name:

Country Heritage Park (Country Heritage Agricultural Society)

Quilt owner's city:

Milton

Quilt owner's province:

Ontario

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

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