QUILT INDEX RECORD
37-35-15
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:
CPCQ16-94
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:
Bargello
Owner's name for quilt:
Bargello
How wide is the quilt?
88"
How long is the quilt?
103"
Shape of edge:
Rounded
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Burgundy; Fuchsia; Green; Pink; Turquoise or Teal; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1994
When was the quilt finished?
1994
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1994
Describe the quilt's layout:
Vertical strip
Describe the quilt setting:
strip piecing using 2-1/2" - 1/2" repeating
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
1) 1" pink border 2) 6-1/2" green and pink leaf border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink; Turquoise or Teal
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Home cut; Straight grain
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?)
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
1/2"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
wavy lines to design of quilt and straight vertical lines
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Miller, Joanne
Where the quilt was made, city:
Tara
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 Tara Fair which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. The competition started in 1979 and completed in 1997. It is #16 of 19 quilts.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
One of 19 quilts purchased from various makers in recognition of a traditional continuing Canadian Craft. Each quilt came from a different district and was judged to become the grand champion for all Ontario districts.
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?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Original to maker; Public domain
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:
Tara 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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Miller, Joanne. Bargello. 1994. 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=37-35-15. Accessed: 03/28/24