QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-420
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0302
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:
PI 7035
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:
Grandmother's Flower Garden
How wide is the quilt?
72 inches
How long is the quilt?
81.5 inches
Shape of edge:
Other
Describe the edge:
hexagonal edges
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
hexagonal
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Dirty; Open seams; Stains
Describe the damage:
split fabric
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
72
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Top and bottom of quilt are cut straight across, sides follow the hexagon pattern
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
7
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
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
Grandmother's Flower Garden. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-420. Accessed: 04/23/24