QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-182
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
H75.156.1
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Royal Alberta Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Royal Alberta Museum Permanent Collection
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Honeycomb Variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Flower Garden, Grandmas Garden
How wide is the quilt?
155 cm
How long is the quilt?
168 cm
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Orange; Pink; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Quilting thread broken or ties missing
Time period:
1950-1975
When was the quilt started?
c. 1968
When was the quilt finished?
c. 1968
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1968
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Size of quilt blocks:
cm square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:
Checked; Conversation Prints; Floral; Mourning Prints; Plaid; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Brown; Purple
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Width of pieces on the quilt back:
155 cm
Describe the back:
Print; Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Front turned to back; Hand sewn
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?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Where the quilt was made, country:
Canada
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Traditional pattern variation
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Public domain
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Royal Alberta Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Edmonton
Quilt owner's province:
Alberta
Quilt owner's country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c.1874
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
after 1968
Quiltmaker's city:
Winterburn
Quiltmaker's province:
Alberta
Quiltmaker's country:
Canada
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Quilt maker was 94 years old when she made the quilt. It was donated to the Winterburn Woment's Institute by her family.
Who photographed this quilt?
Lucie Heins
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Royal Alberta Museum
Cite this Quilt
Honeycomb Variation. c. 1968. From Royal Alberta Museum, Royal Alberta Museum Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-182. Accessed: 04/25/24