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