QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-100

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0125

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

When was the form filled out?

04-04-1992

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Butterflies

How wide is the quilt?

91 inches

How long is the quilt?

75.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Describe the damage:

Yellowing

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

c.1937

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1937

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Sashing width:

4 inches, except for outer top and bottom which are 3.5 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal lines

Quilt top made by:

Hooper, Jean Wannop

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Details about why the quilt was made:

For her children

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

More information about quiltmaker's family included in AHQP 1-0126.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wannop

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05-22-1885

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

04-01-1948

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker lived in Douglas, Manitoba; Parkland, Alberta; Sibbald, Alberta; and Calgary, Alberta.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum