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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: 5246
Pattern: "Rag"
Maker: Liselle (Trois-Rivières QC)
Year Made: 2008
Registry number: 2398
Pattern: Crazy quilt
Maker: Mabel Salisbury (Knowlton)
Year Made: 1900
Registry number: 2629
Pattern: Square in a square
Maker: Louise (Montreal)
Year Made: 2006
Registry number: 905
Pattern: Tree of Life, Pine T...
Maker: Mary Jane Thompson Hains
Year Made: 1900
Registry number: 5975
Pattern: Étoile de Bethleem
Maker: Diane (St-Eustache QC)
Year Made: 2018
Registry number: 6088
Pattern: Original
Maker: Diane (Ste-Brigide d'Iber...
Year Made: 2023
Registry number: 4206
Pattern: Marquise (ladyship)
Maker: Inez (Westport, Nova Scotia)
Year Made: 1968
Registry number: 560
Pattern: Canadian Centennial...
Maker: Mary Frances (Mansonville QC)
Year Made: 1967
Registry number: 4226
Pattern: Moderne inspiré de l...
Maker: Cinzia (Montréal)
Year Made: 2014
Registry number: 268
Pattern: star sampler
Maker: Mariette Guay Dean (Kamloops)
Year Made: 1986
Registry number: 4274
Pattern: Mariner's Compa...
Maker: Unknown
Year Made: 1900
Registry number: 6118
Pattern: Medallion Style Resi...
Maker: Lily Yuet Ming (Westmount QC)
Year Made: 2007
Registry number: 72
Pattern: Biscuit quilt
Maker: Mary (Hatley)
Year Made: 1940
Registry number: 5988
Pattern: Unknown
Maker: France (Saint-Bruno-de-Montarv...
Year Made: 2022
Registry number: 8
Pattern: Martha's Vineya...
Maker: Eileen (Quebec)
Year Made: 1976
Registry number: 5232
Pattern: Cardinaux
Maker: Groupe des Fées de la Montagne...
Year Made: 2017

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