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QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-8

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:

CPQC9-91

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:

Hawaiian Tulip

Owner's name for quilt:

Hawaiian Tulip

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Joan Keeline Oleary 1986

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on back; on border

Describe where the inscription was found:

bottom right corner top

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1986

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1986

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Hawaiian Cut Out

Number of quilt blocks:

One large piece surrounded by small appliqued cut outs

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Outer border consisted of 8 cut out appliqued pieces

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white and green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/4"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Echo; Outline

Name of the group that made the quilt:

O'Leary, Joan

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hamilton

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was given to the OAAS and winner received $600.00. It competed at the Ancaster Fair which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. This quilt was the first annual Grand Champion Winner in 1987 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 #9 of 19 quilts.

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

Ancaster Fair District 6

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

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

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

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 (CNEP)

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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Cite this Quilt

O'Leary, Joan. Hawaiian Tulip. 1987. From Country Heritage Park, Country Heritage Park; Canada Packers Competition Collection 1979-97. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=37-35-8. Accessed: 03/29/24