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QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-28

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Country Heritage Park

Who documented this quilt?

Country Heritage Park Collection

Country Heritage Park Number:

CHPPC1978.140.01

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?

March 2013

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Other

Interviewer:

David Nattress

Location of data collection:

8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Wholecloth blue bedspread

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wholecloth blue beadspread

How wide is the quilt?

57-1/2"

How long is the quilt?

61"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

squared

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

OTHER DAMAGE TO QUILT: If you chose Other, please describe the damage.

someone has opened edge to see batting

Time period:

1930-1949

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c.1945

Who estimated the quilt's date?

J lyons

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

same as front

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

knitted blanket

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4-5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

4 large tulips in corners

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

An edge has been opened to expose a knitted blanket inside

Quilt top made by:

Maker Unknown

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Unknown

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated to Country Heritage Park by JohnJ. Blumenstock

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown; Not described

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

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; Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

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

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Cite this Quilt

Maker Unknow. Wholecloth blue beadspread. 1930-1949. From Country Heritage Park, Country Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=37-35-28. Accessed: 03/28/24