QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

CPQC15-93

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:

Virginia Wreath

Owner's name for quilt:

Virginia Wreath

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

98"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1993

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1993

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

19" x 19"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

each corner has an appliqued connecting flower

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

3" pink border 8" white border with quilted sway and straight lines

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Pink; White

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; 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?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline; Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

special feather wreath;

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Lawton, Hattie

Where the quilt was made, city:

St. Thomas

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 Aylmer Fair which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. The competition started in 1979 and completed in 1997. It is #15 of 19 quilts.

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

1 of two quilts accepted over the span of 19 years. There are several newspaper clippings, and publishing. The quilt collection has been shown at shows outside the museum, which included the Canadian National Exhibition.

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation; Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker; Unknown

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.

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 Museum, Library, or Institution

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

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