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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