QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-592

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0080

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?

04-04-1992

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pineapple

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

log cabin

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Maroon

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Owner put backing on quilt in 1987

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1900s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16.5 inches x 16.5 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Unknown

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

Checked; Floral; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

muslin

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

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

Edge is finished with "cottage binding"

Quilt top made by:

Reid, Margaret Eliza Cameron

Quilted by:

Robinson, Dorothy Odell

Where the quilt was made, city:

Stonewall

Where the quilt was made, province:

Manitoba

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift from Agnes Reid Robinson (daughter of quiltmaker) to grandson's wife (quilt owner).

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photo of family of quiltmaker, plus an article describing the family history

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Dorothy Odell Robinson

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cameron

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-20-1967

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Watford

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

05-01-1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Paul Cameron

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

New Glasgoq, Terrebonne County, Quebec

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scottish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Agnes McNaughton Cameron

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Reid, Adam

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker lived in Watford, Ontario and Stonewall, Manitoba

Description of quilt:

Essay about the family of the quiltmaker (photos are on file)

Essay:

The Cameron Clan, submitted by Jessie McLean This is how it all began: Colin Cameron, born 1797 in Lochaber, Inverness County, Scotland married Ann Cameron, a cousin on June 21, 1831. Ann was from Lianachan and Colin was from Killiviilin (Lochaber is a district). It took them three months in a sailing vessel to cross the ocean and they settled new Near Glasgow, Terrebonne County, Quebec Province. In 1839 they and their four children--Hugh, Paul, Mary and Duncan moved to London, Ontario and settled in Lobo Township, Middlesex County. Here Anna, Katherine and John Eoin were born. A total of seven children came from this union. I will now concentrate only on the Paul Cameron (Sr.) family as it is his descendants that settled in the Rockwood Municipality. Paul and Agnes (McNaughton) Cameron left Watford, Ontario in the spring of 1880 by oxen with a family of eight children ranging in age from one to nineteen years. The younger children rode while the older ones helped push the heavy carts through swampy areas. Sometimes the load had to be lessened and a second trip had to be made in order to carry all their belongings. The family reached the Grassmere area where they established a home on the NE 1/4 2-3-1E before winter set in. They had met two or three Indian Bands along the way who told them winter would be coming soon. The eight children of Paul and Agnes are as follows: Robert (Ida Lamb), John (Jean Kennedy), Paul (Jessie Kennedy), Allison (George Laing), Margaret (Adam Reid), Ann (Wesley Lutz). Mary (Matt Gillespie), and Agnes who passed away on Dec. 29, 1910, in her 36th year, three weeks before she was to be married to Hugh McMillan. On January 22, 1881 Paul Cameron froze to death while walking home from Stonewall--less than a mile from home--Agnes Cameron raised her family and lived there until her death in July of 1912. Her son Robert continued on the farm until his retirement in March of 1939. Five members of the family--Robert, John, Paul, Allison and Margaret all married and remained within the district. Two grandchildren of the original settlers still reside in the area--Mrs. Agnes Saundry and Mrs. Jessie McLean. At the time of writing there is a total of nine surviving grandchildren of Paul (Sr.) and Agnes Cameron: Robert and Ida (Lamb)--both deceased--no children John (1865-1955) and Jean (Kennedy) (1887-1969)--John, Jean (Buck), Wesley, and Jim (deceased Sept. 1980) Paul (1879-1962) and Jessie (Kennedy) (1889-1963)--Colin (Dec. 4,1909-Oct. 5, 1974), Tom (Nov. 1, 1911-May 23, 1968), Ruth (Oakford) (Sept. 10, 1914-Jan. 25, 1944), and Jessie (McLean) (Aug. 28, 1922-) Allison (1861-1935) and George Laing (1855-1941)--Robert (deceased), Pauline (McMillan) (deceased), Tom (deceased), Bill (deceased), Jean (Adlard), John (deceased), Herbert (deceased), Ann (Saundrey) (deceased), Agnes (Saundrey), Mary (Hipwell), George (deceased) and Jessie (Marshall). Margaret (1867-1958) and Adam Reid (1861-1938)--Paul, Thomas, James and Agnes (Robinson) all deceased, and John. Paul (Jr.) and Jessie Cameron (Kennedy) were married on Dec. 2 1908 and moved to Stonewall where they resided until their deaths. Paul and Jessie's grandchildren all reside in the Rockwood area. The children of Colin (deceased) and Eva (Taylor) are: Colin, Bill, Bob, Barry, Sharon. The children of Tom ((deceased) and Jean (good) are: Randal and Tim. The children of Jessie (Cameron) and Alex McLean are: Heather, Danny, Ian (deceased 1975), and Lockie. Ruth (Cameron) and Jim Oakford--no family.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum