QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-405

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0288

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 3239.71

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

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Calgary

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

8-pointed star

How wide is the quilt?

60 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

8 inch border on top and bottom of quilt

Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

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

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; In-the-ditch

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