QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-123

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0147

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?

04-04-1992

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Card Trick

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Four Patch

How wide is the quilt?

77.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

88.75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

CLS 92

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

c.1992

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1991

When was the quilt finished?

c.1992

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Bands or horizontal strippy (in horizontal rows separated by plain horizontal bars); Separated by plain sashing; Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Sashing is in horizontal lines formed of 3 different pieces of fabrics.

Sashing width:

4.25 inches

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

both borders are green

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Polyester

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Synthetic

Description of the back:

polyester

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Golden Age Seniors

Quilt top made by:

Serafini, Christine Lynn Duffner

Quilted by:

Golden Age Seniors

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

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

Quilt was made by owner, though it is intended for her daughter.

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Details about why the quilt was made:

For the occasion of the quiltmaker's daughter moving into a big bed.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

A friend of the quiltmaker gave her the idea for the quilt.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Christine Serafini

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Duffner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-16-1958

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Regina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Saskatchewan

Biography of the quiltmaker:

THis was the quiltmaker's first quilt.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum