QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-13

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Country Heritage Park

Who documented this quilt?

Country Heritage Park; Canada Packers Original Collection 1976-78

Country Heritage Park Number:

CPOQ2-91

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:

1976 Montreal Olympic Symbol

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

197"

How long is the quilt?

218"

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Shape of corners:

Sawtooth

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Date

Describe the type of inscription:

embroidered emblems, date and wording

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Olympics with Olympic symbol;1976 w/Olympic symbol;Montreal w/Olympic symbol;Canada w/Olympic sysmbol

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1976

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

1976

Who estimated the quilt's date?

maker/appraiser

Further information concerning dates:

This was date the Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Commeemorates the 1976 Olympics in Canada

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

15-1/4" x 17"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

plain white border with rounded corners

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidered stem stitch to create Olympic symbol and wording

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Prairie Points

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

greater than one inch

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

1-3/4" x 3-1/2" picot

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

Thread type used for the quilting:

polyester

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

sparse

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

overlapping circles

Name of the group that made the quilt:

McCharles, Marian

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hanover

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:

Makers quilt was sold to Canada Packers Inc. as part of their collection. 1 of 2 in collection (bow tie other)

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

One of ten quilts purchased from various makers in recognition of a treaditional continuing Canadian Craft. Makers not recorded at time of collecting. (If makers' names were collected, they were not transferred with the quilts.)

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

The Olympic Symbol was available to the public for use from many periodicals.

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.

Contests entered:

The original ten quilts were not in a competition. They were purchased.

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 maiden name:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

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