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Crazy Quilt, Cigarette Silks

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-507

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

H88.158.1

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Royal Alberta Museum Permanent Collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt, Cigarette Silks

How wide is the quilt?

183 cm

How long is the quilt?

217 cm

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Ruffle

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Rounded Ruffles

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Stains; Tears or holes; Other

Describe the damage:

Yellowing, fraying of some silks

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

c. 1910

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1915

Further information concerning dates:

Her husband, a Hudson Bay Manager for approx. 40 years robably the source of the cloth patches obtained from cigarette tin boxes use to make the colourful quilt.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Size of quilt blocks:

cm square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen

Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:

Premium type; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Embellishments used:

Other Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Satin/Sateen

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the quilt back:

58.5 cm, 24.8 cm, 75 cm

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Sateen

How is the binding made?

Ruffles

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton (only quilted at corners of quilt)

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Used for Christmas and New Years only

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Royal Alberta Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Edmonton

Quilt owner's province:

Alberta

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mercredi

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1890

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Fort Fitzgerald

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Alberta

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c. 1924

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's province:

Alberta

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

Who photographed this quilt?

Lucie Heins

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum

Cite this Quilt

Crazy Quilt, Cigarette Silks. c. 1915. From Royal Alberta Museum, Royal Alberta Museum Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-507. Accessed: 03/28/24