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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