QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-10

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:

CPQC11-91

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:

Apple Blossom

Owner's name for quilt:

Apple Blossom

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1989

When was the quilt finished?

1989

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1989

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

22-1/2" x 18-1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

4 apple blossom branches with flowers radiate from outer corners to center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

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?

White

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut

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?

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:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Lawton, Hattie

Where the quilt was made, city:

St. Thomas

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 Aylmer & East Elgin Fair which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. The competition started in 1979 and completed in 1997. It is #12 of 19 quilts.

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

Aylmer & East Elgin Fairs District 13

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?

Traditional pattern variation; 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.

Contests entered:

Aylmer & East Elgin Fair District 13

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