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Honeycomb Variation; Flower Garden, Grandmas Garden

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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: 03/19/24