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32-28-218

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0236

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:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

09-19-1992

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Calgary

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Fan

Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns or Applique number or other pattern source name and number:

3305

How wide is the quilt?

99.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.5 inches

What color is the quilt?

Burgundy; Cream; Rust

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MJG 23-2-1986

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

02-23-1986

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1985

When was the quilt finished?

03-23-1986

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

44 pieced block 46 alternating block

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x 9 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

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

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilt top made by:

Glass, Mary J MacKinnon

Quilted by:

Glass, Mary J MacKinnon

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

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Pat Pearson

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Glass

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MacKinnon

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Saskatoon

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Alberta

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

United Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Nurse

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Geologist

Number of children:

4

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Alberta Handicrafts Guild

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum

Cite this Quilt

Glass, Mary J MacKinno. Grandmother's Fan. 03-23-1986. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-218. Accessed: 03/29/24