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The Quebec Quilt Registry is a useful resource to those interested in the rich and culturally diverse history of Canadian quilts, a history worthy of further research and scholarly attention.

In the 1970s, quilters and craft historians in Canada, and elsewhere, were reflecting on heritage and history, whether of settlement, migration, immigration, or resistance. This interest in ‘family trees’ nourished the ‘quilt revival’, taking the form of documentation programmes with both families and quilts recorded by newly formed organisations. The Quebec Quilt Registry was started in the 1980s by three Montreal quilters: Diane Marchand, who was curious about the number of quilts in Quebec which was better known for woven bed covers; “Freddy” Wilson, who enjoyed the never-ending stories associated with the objects; and Adaire Schlatter, who wanted to investigate the craft in the context of the French/English community in the province.

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Selections from the Registry
Registry number: 6026
Pattern: Giant Dahlia
Maker: Margaret Jean (Sherbrooke QC)
Year Made: 2020
Registry number: 560
Pattern: Canadian Centennial...
Maker: Mary Frances Cowan Bailey (Ma...
Year Made: 1967
Registry number: 72
Pattern: Biscuit quilt
Maker: Mary (Hatley)
Year Made: 1940
Registry number: 2398
Pattern: Crazy quilt
Maker: Mabel Salisbury (Knowlton)
Year Made: 1900
Registry number: 5
Pattern: dancing daffodils
Maker: Eileen (St. Hilaire, Quebec)
Year Made: 1978
Registry number: 35
Pattern: Double Wedding Band
Maker: Unknown
Year Made: 1925
Registry number: 268
Pattern: star sampler
Maker: Mariette Guay Dean (Kamloops)
Year Made: 1986
Registry number: 2473
Pattern: Unknown
Maker: Helene (Upton)
Year Made: 2004
Registry number: 4226
Pattern: Moderne inspiré de l...
Maker: Cinzia (Montréal)
Year Made: 2014
Registry number: 4274
Pattern: Mariner's Compa...
Maker: Unknown
Year Made: 1900
Registry number: 146
Pattern: Hawaiin design, Mode...
Maker: Melinda Rolph Hooker and Annet...
Year Made: 1924
Registry number: 5871
Pattern: Original
Maker: Helen (Laval QC)
Year Made: 2022
Registry number: 5797
Pattern: Crazy Quilt
Maker: Unknown
Year Made: 1876
Registry number: 5886
Pattern: Bloc Ananas
Maker: Céline (Laval QC)
Year Made: 2022
Registry number: 4676
Pattern: White work sampler
Maker: Claudia (Pierrefonds)
Year Made: 2012
Registry number: 5871
Pattern: Original
Maker: Helen (Laval QC)
Year Made: 2022

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