QUILT INDEX RECORD
37-35-52
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:
CPQC2-91
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:
Dresden Plate
Owner's name for quilt:
Dresden Plate
Brackman # or other source & #:
5488a
How wide is the quilt?
77"
How long is the quilt?
95"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Scalloped
What color is the quilt?
Orange; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1979
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1979
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1979
Who estimated the quilt's date?
appraiser
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
14" x 14"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout
Sashing width:
2-3/4"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
4-1/4" pieced plates alternating printed and plain pieces all around
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend; Polyester; Other synthetic
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Other
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
bright crimpolene
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Yellow
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Front turned to back
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?
Polyester
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
11
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
11
Width between quilting lines:
1/2" - 1"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch; Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Floral
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
special flower in corners
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Lawton, Hattie
Where the quilt was made, city:
St. Thomas, Ontario
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 Aylmer Fair. This quilt was the second annual Grand Champion Winner in 1980 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 #2 of 19 quilts.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Aylmer Fair District 13
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
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
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Original to maker; 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.
Contests entered:
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
Cite this Quilt
Lawton, Hattie. Dresden Plate. 1979. 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=37-35-52. Accessed: 03/28/24