QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-515

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0003

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

Describe the item:

Wallhanging

Quilt's title:

Crows in the Garden (At Night)

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Repeating Nine Block

How wide is the quilt?

35.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

43.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Cream; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Date; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Crows in the Garden Designed & Quilted by Gillian Dean, Calgary January 1991

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

01-1991

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

01-1991

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner: black & red floral print 1.5 inches Outer: green leaf print 2.75 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Dean, Gillian Alfreda

Quilted by:

Dean, Gillian Alfreda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Design experiment with colour & movement

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Taken from fabric stash (approximately 1 year old)

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker; Public domain/traditional pattern

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

"Wanted to make a quilt that would show movement, use favourite fabrics. Quilt also to qualify as a "green" (environmental) quilt for New York-based archival project.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Howie

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-01-1949

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Taupo

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

New Zealand

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

05-13-1996

Who photographed this quilt?

Ken A. Meisner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted