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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