QUILT INDEX RECORD
37-35-6
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Country Heritage Park
Who documented this quilt?
Country Heritage Park; Canada Packers Competition Collection 1979-97
Country Heritage Park Number:
CPQC7-91
Person filling out this form is:
Author/researcher
Source of the information on this quilt:
Judy Lyons, on behalf of Country Heritage Park
When was the form filled out?
September 2012
Interviewer:
Murray Stewart
Location of data collection:
CHP 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Field of Dreams
Owner's name for quilt:
Field of Dreams
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Hexagons
Brackman # or other source & #:
160m
How wide is the quilt?
89"
How long is the quilt?
92"
Shape of edge:
Other
Describe the edge:
follows shape of diamond box
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
shaped to diamond
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Lavender; Pink; Purple; Turquoise or Teal; White; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1985
When was the quilt finished?
1985
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1985
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
52
Size of quilt blocks:
28" x 14"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Other
Describe the quilt setting:
blue small pieced diamonds provide a path and crate a spepcial star
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
English template Piecing; Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Front turned to back; Home cut
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton or polyester blend
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Width between quilting lines:
1-1/2"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
1/4" on each side of seam
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Smart, Jean
Where the quilt was made, city:
Woodstock
Where the quilt was made, province:
Ontario
Where the quilt was made, country:
Canada
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
This quilt was given to the OAAS and winner received $600.00. It competed at the Woodstock Fair which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. This quilt was the 7th annual Grand Champion Winner in 1985 for the Canada Packer Quilt Competition held in conjunction with the OAAS (Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies). The competition started in 1979 and completed in 1997. It is #7 of 19 quilts.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
One of 19 quilts purchased from various makers in recognition of a traditional continuing Canadian Craft. Each quilt came from a different district and was judged to become the grand champion for all Ontario districts.
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry
Quilt is presently used as:
Exhibit; Museum collection
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
many periodicals advertise this pattern
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Public domain
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
There is a booking list available onsite at Country Heritage Park, listing where the quilts were exhibited. There are many newspaper articles available and photos of winners receiving ribbons. Also shown at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).
Contests entered:
Woodstock Fair District 6
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Many newspaper articles, DVD of Canada Packers representative who was instrumental in this original collection and the later collections, series of articles in The Canadian Quilter, A Quarterly Newsletter of the Canadian Quilters' Association/Association canadienne de la courtepointe.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public
Quilt owner's name:
Country Heritage Park (Country Heritage Agricultural Society)
Quilt owner's city:
Milton
Quilt owner's province:
Ontario
Quilt owner's country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's province:
Ontario
Quiltmaker's country:
Canada
Cite this Quilt
Smart, Jean. Field of Dreams. 1985. From Country Heritage Park, Country Heritage Park; Canada Packers Competition Collection 1979-97. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=37-35-6. Accessed: 03/28/24