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Floral Applique Rose; Rose of Sharon

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-582

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0070

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04-03-1992

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Great-grandmother

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Floral Applique Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose of Sharon

How wide is the quilt?

78 inches

How long is the quilt?

62 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Stains

Repairs:

Rebound

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Quilt was repaired by machine c.1950 by daughter of quiltmaker, Letitia Wilson (grandmother of quiltowner).

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c.1882

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

13 x 13 inch

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Sashing width:

3.5 inches on sides, row sashing is 4 inches wide.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

6.5 to 7 inches wide, off white plain fabric

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; 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?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Some outline quilting. Straight line and diagonal quilting over entire quilt.

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, Mary Byers

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Wilson, Letitia

Where the quilt was made, province:

Saskatchewan

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt passed from quiltmaker (Mary Byers Wilson), to daughter (Letitia Wilson), to granddaughter (Lois Maxwell), to current owner and great granddaughter (Bonnie Kushnir).

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Necessity

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Bonnie Kushnir

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Byers

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Dakota

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker died 50 miles north of North Battleford, Saskatchewan on a ranch. Quiltmaker used a large stretch wooden quilting frame. Made quilts for all of the beds for practical reasons. Daughter of quiltmaker (Letitia Wilson) put extra edging on the quilt because original binding was fraying after so much washing (before electric washing machines).

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum

Cite this Quilt

Wilson, Mary Byer. Floral Applique Rose. c.1882. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-582. Accessed: 03/29/24