QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-525

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

H87.368.1

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Royal Alberta Museum Permanent Collection

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-21-1987

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

175 cm

How long is the quilt?

218 cm

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Purple; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1968

Further information concerning dates:

Purchased at an auction in Bergen, Alberta

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

approx. 38 cm x 38 cm

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

5.7 cm

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Red border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Rayon; Other synthetic

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

Dotted; Floral; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Wool thread

Materials used to make the back:

Synthetic

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the quilt back:

34.2 cm / 140.3 cm

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Mrs. Ferrell Haug

Quilted by:

Mrs. Ferrell Haug

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bergen

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's province:

Alberta

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Who photographed this quilt?

Lucie Heins

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum