QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-181

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

09-18-1992

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Calgary

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Celtic

Owner's name for quilt:

Celtic

How wide is the quilt?

78 inches

How long is the quilt?

95.75 inches

What color is the quilt?

Gold; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1984

When was the quilt finished?

c.1985

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

20 x 15 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by garden maze sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

5

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Describe the quilt filling:

Mountain Mist

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Amos, Beatrice Irene Bird

Quilted by:

Amos, Beatrice Irene Bird

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Quiltmaker got a bias tape maker and wanted to use it on the quilt. The quilt was also made for the quiltmaker's grandson, who hasn't received it yet.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Describe the source of the pattern:

Adapted from a book by Philomena Wiechers in the 1970s.

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Celtic Quilt Designs, by Philomena Durcan, ©1980

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Lindsay Park, Confederation Part, Fort Calgary

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Beatrice Amos

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bird

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-16-1915

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Amherst

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Nova Scotia

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Administrator

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker is involved with Confederation Park Drop In Centre (as Quilting Group Leader), has been teaching quilting since 1950.

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0202

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum