QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-518
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0006
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Royal Alberta Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Dawn
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
log cabin
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
68
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
10
Describe the borders:
Various prints in strips with block pattern in each corner of border. Outermost border forms binding.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:
Floral; Plaid; Print; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Describe the back:
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Home cut
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Who photographed this quilt?
Niru Khambhaita
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Cite this Quilt
Dawn. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-518. Accessed: 03/28/24