QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-584

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0072

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:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

63.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.75 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Two color; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1936

When was the quilt finished?

1980

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

"blend"

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Home cut

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

"synthetic"

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting of arches of wedding ring, with four "pumpkin seeds" quilted in centre of circle.

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

Quilt was pieced in 1936 and sanwiched and quilted in 1980.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum