QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-203

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Collection

When was the form filled out?

09-18-1992

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Calgary

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Heritage Chapter DAR Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

99.75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sheila Baker- Captain Paul Langdon, Private Francis Pierce Lynn Ballhorn- Jacob Weirich Ruth (Robinson) Cole- David Mitchell June Baker Malmberg (Mrs. E.S.)- Jacob Weirich Alys Jeanne Chubbuck Monod- Simeon Chubbuck Grace Blair Crawford- John Baptist Dant B.M. "Trixie" Davidson- Private Jacob Weirich Lizzie Stuckey Yeast- David Bryant Florence Denning- David William Shepard Lucile G.M. Edwards- Robert Livingston Anna C. Harder- Jacob Weirich Nancy Yeast Hanna- David Bryant Jacqueline Baer Coffroth- Captain John Skidmore Barbara Knight- Jacob Weirich Nina Harris Williamson- Captain William Gage Mary Harris Embree- Captain William Gage Betty Dawson- Jacob Weirich Margaret Brauer- John Allen Lavon Gano Whiteside- Captain Jacob Gano Ruth Price Morgan- Private Edward Jackson Millicent Ross Osterberg- Private John Allen Lucille H. Ronicker- Chatten Pollard, Lt. William Blackburn, Abraham Utter Chrissy Smith- Jacob Weirich Marion Smith- Nathaniel Penfield Esta J. Cole Tillen- Ensign William Hess Virginia C. Watrin- Jacob Weirich Loraine Hamel Hilker- John Baker Marjorie Gano Williams- Captain Jacob Gano Susan McLeod- Daniel Briggs Dale C. Pritchard- Jacob Weirich Wendy Tymrick- Jacob Weirich Varian "Mickey" Malmberg- Private Jacob Weirich

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on block

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1987

When was the quilt finished?

03-18-1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Heritage Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Number of quilt blocks:

34

Size of quilt blocks:

10.25 x 10.25 inches

Medallion size:

21.75 x 33.75 inches

Sashing width:

1.5 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 inch wide blue with red stars border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

"Tactile" flags featured in medallion

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Star and maple leaf motifs

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Heritage Chapter of The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Quilt top made by:

Baker, Sheila; Ballhorn, Lynn; Cole, Ruth; Malmberg, June Baker; Monod, Alys Jeanne Chubbuck; Crawford, Grace Blair; Davidson, B.M.; Yeast, Lizzie Stuckey; Denning, Florence; Edwards, Lucile G.M.; Harder, Anna C.; Hanna, Nancy Yeast; Coffroth, Jacqueline Baer; Knight, Barbara; Williamson, Nina Harris; Embree, Mary Harris; Dawson, Betty; Brauer, Margaret; Whiteside, Lavon Gano; Morgan, Ruth Price; Osterberg, Millicent Ross; Ronicker, Lucille H.; Smith, Chrissy; Smith, Marion; Tillen, Esta J. Cole; Watrin, Virginia C.; Hilker, Loraine Hamel; Williams, Marjorie Gano; MacLeod, Susan; Pritchard, Dale C.; Tymrick, Wendy; Malmberg, Varian

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?

Commemorative

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

NSDAR Magazine- a photo and article was published about the Calgary Chapter Calgary Stampede

Contests entered:

NSDAR Competition in Washington D.C.- 2nd place

Quilt owner's name:

Heritage Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Description of quilt:

Describes the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and lists the NSDAR members as well as their revolutionary ancestors

Essay:

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded October 11, 1980. To be eligible a woman must prove blood line back to an ancestor who gave military service or helped the American cause in the Revolutionary War. National Headquarters of the Society is in Washington D.C., U.S.A. Heritage Chapter, Calgary, was founded October 7, 1982 and was the first Canadian Chapter. Regent of Heritage Chapter Ruth Morgan (Mrs. W.J.) had the idea for the chapter to make a quilt. Thirty two members embroidered their name and the name of their Revolutionary Ancestor on a block. Chrissy Smith (Mrs. A.N.) on a visit to California obtained a kit to make a tactile flag of the U.S.A. To correspond with this Anna Harder (Mrs. R.C.) designed and stitched a tactile Canadian flag. These two flags for the centre of our DAR quilt. The red and blue coloured fabric with star design was ideal for the backing of our patriotic quilt. The blocks were assembled and on March 18, 1987 fourteen members gathered to quilt. Sheila Baker- Captain Paul Langdon, Private Francis Pierce Lynn Ballhorn- Jacob Weirich Ruth (Robinson) Cole- David Mitchell June Baker Malmberg (Mrs. E.S.)- Jacob Weirich Alys Jeanne Chubbuck Monod- Simeon Chubbuck Grace Blair Crawford- John Baptist Dant B.M. "Trixie" Davidson- Private Jacob Weirich Lizzie Stuckey Yeast- David Bryant Florence Denning- David William Shepard Lucile G.M. Edwards- Robert Livingston Anna C. Harder- Jacob Weirich Nancy Yeast Hanna- David Bryant Jacqueline Baer Coffroth- Captain John Skidmore Barbara Knight- Jacob Weirich Nina Harris Williamson- Captain William Gage Mary Harris Embree- Captain William Gage Betty Dawson- Jacob Weirich Margaret Brauer- John Allen Lavon Gano Whiteside- Captain Jacob Gano Ruth Price Morgan- Private Edward Jackson Millicent Ross Osterberg- Private John Allen Lucille H. Ronicker- Chatten Pollard, Lt. William Blackburn, Abraham Utter Chrissy Smith- Jacob Weirich Marion Smith- Nathaniel Penfield Esta J. Cole Tillen- Ensign William Hess Virginia C. Watrin- Jacob Weirich Loraine Hamel Hilker- John Baker Marjorie Gano Williams- Captain Jacob Gano Susan McLeod- Daniel Briggs Dale C. Pritchard- Jacob Weirich Wendy Tymrick- Jacob Weirich Varian "Mickey" Malmberg- Private Jacob Weirich

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0222

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum