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
Details
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