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QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-417

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0299

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 3708.14

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:

Crazy Patch

How wide is the quilt?

62.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

72 inches

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Split fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Mended, prior conservation

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10.75 x 10.75 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Multicoloured border, 4.75 x 5 inches on the side and 3.75 x 4 on the top.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Taffeta

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Description of the back:

Floral chintz

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Machine sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

"X" in each block

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

Cite this Quilt

Crazy Patch. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-417. Accessed: 03/29/24