QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-594
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0081
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:
Log Cabin
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Log Cabin-Open Windows Set
How wide is the quilt?
72 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Repairs:
Other
Describe the repairs:
backing sewn on in 1987
Type of inscription:
Date; Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Quilt made by Margaret Eliza Cameron Reid Early 1900s, Finished by Sandra Mary Robinson Wadleigh- January 1987
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
c. 1900s, c. January 1987
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt started?
c. early 1900s
When was the quilt finished?
c. January 1987
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
156
Size of quilt blocks:
6.25 inches x 6.25 inches (on average)
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Wool; Unknown
Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
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:
Wadleigh, Sandra Robinson
Where the quilt was made, city:
Stonewall
Where the quilt was made, province:
Manitoba
Where the quilt was made, country:
Canada
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt was found in Agnes Reid Robinson's trunk (daughter of the quiltmaker) and was given to her granddaughter (the current owner, and great-granddaughter of the quiltmaker). It was brought to Alberta in 1986.
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
See Alberta Heritage Quilt Project 1-0080
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
See Alberta Heritage Quilt Project 1-0080
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Sandra Robinson wadleigh
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Cameron
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
02-20-1867
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 Glasgow, Terrebonne County, Quebec
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Scottish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Agnes McNaughton Cameron
Number of children:
5
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
4
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Royal Alberta Museum
Cite this Quilt
Reid, Margaret Eliza Camero. Log Cabin. c. January 1987. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-594. Accessed: 03/28/24