QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-398

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0281

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:

PI 22929

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:

Scrap Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Utility Utility Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

73.5 inches

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Tattered, worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

100

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 8 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Pink

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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