QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-587

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0075

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:

Quiltmaker

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Fanny's Fan

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Fan

Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns or Applique number or other pattern source name and number:

3305

How wide is the quilt?

73.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

111 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green; Rust

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1986

When was the quilt finished?

c.1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

60

Size of quilt blocks:

10 inch x 10 inch

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

Innermost: plain cream fabric, 1.25 inches wide 2nd: random piecing 1.25 inches wide 3rd: plain cream fabric, 1.25 inches wide 4th: random piecing 1.25 inches wide 5th: plain cream fabric, 1.25 inches wide

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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?

Brown; Cream

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (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

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

"Fan blades quilted with flower in corner"

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Block piecing was done by hand with the blocks and borders assembled by machine.

Quilt top made by:

Woytenko, Lois Elaine Smith

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sydney, La Range

Where the quilt was made, province:

British Columbia, Saskatchewan

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

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

Quilt was started in Sydney, BC in 1986 and finished in La Range in 1987

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

quilting stash

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt

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

Quilt was inspired by a quilt made for Craigdarck Castle in Victoria BC by the quiltmaker's quilting group.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

La Range fair and group gathering

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Smith

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05-10-1945

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Alert Bay

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

British Columbia

Biography of the quiltmaker:

This was the quiltmaker's first use of brown material in a quilt. The quilt was inspired by another quilt: "Craigdarck Castle wanted a traditional patterna dn the "Piecemakers" of Sydney BC chose this pattern. After making the fan quilt for Craigdarck Castle in Victoria, BC, our group decided to make our own--the only stipulation was that we had to use colours we didn't normally use. Mine were brown and green plus muslin. After going through my cupboards and scraps I added by buying from the local quilt shop "Which Craft" and came up with fabric. It was cut out and packed away for several months when we moved from Sydney to Vancouver to La Range. It was quilted on a two foot by one foot frame in La Range. After the centre design was laid out, 6 differed corners were tried until I chose the one all members of the family liked." Quiltmaker hsas also lived in Victoria, Sydney, Alert Bay, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Mackenzie and Ladysmith, BC; La Range and Regina, SK; and Calgary, AB.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum