Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CENTENNIAL QUILT

Date

1985

Materials

COTTON, POLYESTER, CORDUROY, SATIN

No. Pieces

2

Length

210

Width

289

Description

.1 QUILT. COTTON, POLYESTER, CORDUROY, SATIN, EMBROIDERY FLOSS. NAVY BLUE, WHITE BACKGROUND, VARIOUS COLORS IN INDIVIDUAL SQUARES. FRONT - NAVY BLUE/WHITE SWISS DOT, STALKS OF WHEAT QUILTED ON BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS. BACK - NAVY BLUE, TAN, WHITE, PINK SMALL FLORAL DESIGN.BACK OF BOTTOM LEFT CORNER IS COTTON TAG SEWN ON. READS "REGISTRATION NUMBER: 3-0442 ALBERTA HERITAGE QUILT PROJECT". TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT 1. THE LOOKOUT FOR THE ORIGINAL SITE OF FORT WHOOP-UP BY JANET ALEXANDER. 2. THE CPR RAILWAY BRIDGE BY MAUREEN HEPHER. 3. THE LETHBRIDGE BREWERY BY DALE BLAIR. 4. THE HALE HOME BY CHRIS HALE. 5. CPR RAILWAY STATION BY SHIRLEY SCOTNEY. 6. INDIAN BATTLE PARK BY AGNES FINNELL. 7. THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE BY BARBARA DAWSON. SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT. 1. Y.W.C.A. ORIGINAL BUILDING BY BARBARA DAY. 2. ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH BY PHYLLIS CAMERON. 3. GENEVIEVE E. YATES MEMORIAL CENTRE BY ANGIE RICE. 4. THE BOWMAN ARTS CENTRE BY WALLIS ALLEN. 5. THE POST OFFICE BY MARTHA DRAFFIN. 6. LETHBRIDGE EXHIBITION & RACE TRACK BY L. RUSSELL. THIRD ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT. 1. BLOWING WHEAT BY SUE CHRISTIE. 2. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE BY ADELE DOWNS. 3. COURT HOUSE BY ESTELLE WARNICA. 4. JAPANESE GARDENS BY SANDRA HAHN. 5. CACTUS FLOWER BY BETTY AFAGANIS. FOURTH ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT. 1. HARVESTING TIME BY CAROLYN JEFFERSON. 2. LETHBRIDGE CENTENNIAL QUILT BLOCK BY FRANCES SCHULTZ. 3. A LETHBRIDGE SCENE: THE CHINOOK WIND, THE GOPHER AND THE TUMBLEWEED BY HELEN BAKER. 4. THE TEEPEE BY JOYCE SARSFIELD. FIFTH ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT. 1. COULEE FLOWERS BY DOREEN ROSS. 2. THE LETHBRIDGE LOGO BY CATHIE THRALL. 3. THE ALBERTA ROSE BY KERRY MORRISON. .2 SAMPLER. 22 CM WDTH. X 22 CM LGTH. COTTON, LACE. NAVY BLUE/WHITE. NAVY BLUE/WHITE SWISS DOT 18 CM SQUARE, ENCIRCLED WITH WHITE COTTON LACE, "THIS HEIRLOOM QUILT WAS CREATED BY THE LETHBRIDGE CENTENNIAL QUILTERS 1985" NEEDLEPOINTED IN A CIRCLE CUT OUT OF THE SQUARE. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. FADED SLIGHTLY.

Subjects

BEDDING

ART

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

History

QUILT MADE BY THE CENTENNIAL QUILTERS IN HONOR OF LETHBRIDGE'S 100TH BIRTHDAY, DONATED TO THE GALT MUSEUM.

UPDATE: ON 6 MAY 2026, MARTHA DRAFFIN – A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE ‘LETHBRIDGE CENTENNIAL QUILTERS’ GUILD AND A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ‘LETHBRIDGE CENTENNIAL QUILT’ – DEPOSITED HER 2026 PUBLISHED BOOKLET ON THE QUILT WITH THE GALT’S COLLECTIONS’ DEPT. THE BOOKLET IS ON THE QUILT’S PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19860001000

Acquisition Date

1985-09

Collection

Museum

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