QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-413
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0295
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 3936.49
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:
One patch
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Utility Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
55 inches
How long is the quilt?
81.5 inches
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Open seams
Describe the damage:
Split fabric
Repairs:
Tear or hole sewn together; Other
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Mended, prior conservation
Further information concerning dates:
House the quilt was made to furnish was built c.1927
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
330
Size of quilt blocks:
3.5 x 3.5 inches
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Twill
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:
3
Describe the back:
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
"X" across each patch
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
Why was the quilt made?
Home decoration
Details about why the quilt was made:
Used to furnish Kilmorey Lodge
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
Essay:
Quilt belonged to Mrs. Ada Kemmis. She was the former owner of Kilmorey Lodge, which was built about 1927. These items helped furnish this lodge and about 6 other houses which she also owned and rented in Waterton Park.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Royal Alberta Museum
Cite this Quilt
One patch. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-413. Accessed: 03/28/24