QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-590

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0078

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

When was the form filled out?

04-04-1992

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Woodland Critters

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Igolockkoy Nature Prints, Russian Needle Punch

How wide is the quilt?

50 inches

How long is the quilt?

65.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Jean Grey, 1991

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

c.1991

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks); Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

The sashing width is 3 inches total, with alternating strips of 1 inch green and white.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

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

Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Igolockkoy or Russian Needle Punch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gold; Green; Rust; White

How is the binding made?

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

"Cross hatching 1 inch apart & in the ditch. Followed lines in sashing."

Quilt top made by:

Gray, Jean F. Strawn

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calgary

Where the quilt was made, province:

Alberta

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Strawn

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-14-1921

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Roseburg

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Oregon

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker keeps an album of all of hter projects.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum