QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-397
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0280
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:
HP 5282.2
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
03-18-1993
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Calgary
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Bow Tie
How wide is the quilt?
60.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
78 inches
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading; Stains; Tears or holes
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c.1914
Further information concerning dates:
Quilt was made for wedding that took place in 1914.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
120 (60 pieced blocks and 60 plain)
Size of quilt blocks:
6 x 6 inches
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
2 inch wide border on ends of quilt
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Home cut; Straight grain
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt was given to Mrs. M.E. Louise (Bredin) Anderson) on the occasion of her wedding. It later passed to her daughter, who donated it 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
Bow Tie. 1901-1929. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-397. Accessed: 03/28/24