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  • Name of Maker:
    Cora Sweet Lane
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Cora Sweet Lane
    Occupation:
    Business Administration
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Cornerbrook, NFLD. Lennoxville, Quebec.
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Cora Lane
    Quilted by:
    Cora Lane
    Year Made:
    198788
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Lennoxville
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date Place
    Location & Technique:
    Back of the quilt - Embroidered
    Wording of Information:
    Cora Lane 1987/88
    Size in Inches:
    90 x 68
    Pattern:
    Twisted Square
    Reference:
    Old Book, Enlarged from small picture
    Colour (dominant):
    Burgundy/Off White
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Other (please specfify) Applique
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Numbers (whole):
    15 rows, 9 across/down
    Border Number:
    1 Appliqueed
    Border Width(s):
    4 1/2
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    Plain Fabric
    Border Colour(s):
    Scallopped
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Pieced Plain
    Corners:
    Other
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Homecut Bias Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    EXCELLENT CONDITION
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Lattice, ovals, triangles, out-line
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Lattice
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Printed
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Pieced Plain

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