QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-421

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0303

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Patch on an Indian Blanket

How wide is the quilt?

53 inches

How long is the quilt?

67 inches

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

worn

Describe the repairs:

repaired backing

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

crimpoline, lining fabric, blanket cloth, heavy cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Ran a boarding house in Calgary (233-11 Ave S.E.)

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Quilt owner remembers his grandmother (the quiltmaker) always being busy with needlework.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum