QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-26

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Country Heritage Park

Who documented this quilt?

Country Heritage Park Collection

Country Heritage Park Number:

CHPPC1978.71.54

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?

March 2013

Interviewer:

David Nattress

Location of data collection:

8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bow Tie

Owner's name for quilt:

Bow Tie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bow tie

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

77"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

squared

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Fuchsia; Gold; Green; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fold marks or creases

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1930

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

c.1950

Further information concerning dates:

size of design on prints; gray fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

22

Size of quilt blocks:

5" x 5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red; White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Maker Unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ottawa

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was donated to the agricultural society along with two others. This was published in the 1991 Canada Quilts magazine page 29.

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

Donated by Ruth & Wreatha Sutherland, Ottawa, ON

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

This quilt was donated to the agricultural society along with two others. This was published in the 1991 Canada Quilts magazine page 29.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Articles in The Canada Quilts early magazine

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 city:

Ottawa

Quiltmaker's province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

Who photographed this quilt?

jlyons

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