QUILT INDEX RECORD
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