QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-532

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0020

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Autograph Quilt, Friendship Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Type of inscription:

Signature

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

c.1943

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

21

Size of quilt blocks:

10.75 x 10.75 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green; Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut

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?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown on brown squares, flowers quilted in green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting of flowers, diagonal lines on fill-in blocks.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Gordon Reserve Homemakers

Where the quilt was made, reservation:

Gordon Reserve

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited from mother's estate.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Cree Indian

Who photographed this quilt?

Michael Schwartz

Access and copyright information:

Restricted