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32-28-396

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0279

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection

Alternate inventory control number:

XPI 6279

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-17-1993

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

age worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

mended, prior conservation

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Number of quilt blocks:

261

Size of quilt blocks:

varied

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Donated to Heritage Park

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Heritage Park

Quilt owner's city:

Calgary

Quilt owner's province:

Alberta

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum

Cite this Quilt

From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-396. Accessed: 03/28/24