QUILT INDEX RECORD

37-35-46

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Country Heritage Park

Who documented this quilt?

Country Heritage Park; Canada Packers Original Collection 1976-78

Country Heritage Park Number:

CPOQ7-91

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:

Grid Wreath

Owner's name for quilt:

Grid Wreath

How wide is the quilt?

88"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the quilt setting:

1968 (2') patches create overall grid design

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1) 1-3/4" light pink border 2) 2-1/4" rose border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Similar to Ann Orr techniques;

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

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

placement of blocks create overall pattern of wreath with outer border

Quilt top made by:

Maker Unknown

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

One of ten quilts purchased from various makers in recognition of a treaditional continuing Canadian Craft. Makers not recorded at time of collecting. (If makers' names were collected, they were not transferred with the quilts.)

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Describe the source of the pattern:

Better Homes & Gardens (1944)

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

Other

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

s

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

1" squares (French Wreath) based on a cross stitch pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

There is a booking list available onsite at Country Heritage Park, listing where the quilts were exhibited.

Contests entered:

The original ten quilts were not in a competition. They were purchased.

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

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