QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-412
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0294
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 5823.1
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:
8 Point Star
How wide is the quilt?
66 inches
How long is the quilt?
75 inches
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
98
Size of quilt blocks:
6.5 x 6.5 inches
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:
Checked
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
26 0.5 inch squares arranged around the edge of the quilt
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:
3
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; 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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Wilson, ?
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
Description of quilt:
Info about quiltmaker
Essay:
Made by Mrs. Wilson and her Friends. They were quakers from Pennsylvania. The generation before her emigrated to Georgetown. This group started the Sharon Temple and incorporated music in their services. Mrs. Wilson was the donor's husband's mother's great great paternal grandmother.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Royal Alberta Museum
Cite this Quilt
Wilson, . 8 Point Star. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-412. Accessed: 03/28/24