QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-426

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0308

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:

XPI 21697

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-16-1993

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:

Grandmother's Garden, Honeycomb, Mosaic

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

One patch

How wide is the quilt?

15 inches

How long is the quilt?

20.5 inches

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Open seams

Describe the damage:

Split fabric, delicate

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

69

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Paper pieces appear to be from a personal letter

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

yes

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