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REGISTRY NUMBER 1470
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    JANET McCRORY
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    TREMBLAY
    Relationship to Owner:
    FRIEND
    Occupation:
    BELL CANADA, ACCTG.
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    MONTREAL, ST. LAMBERT, STE. CHRYSOSTOME
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    JANET McCRORY
    Quilted by:
    JANET McCRORY
    Year Made:
    2000
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    HOWICK
    Other notes:
    MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR MAUREEN ORR. HAD TWO OTHERS AT HOME, AND MAUREEN ALWAYS ADMIRED THEM, SO I DECIDED TO MAKE ONE FOR HER
    Size in Inches:
    85 1/4 * 78
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    RAIL FENCE
    Colour (dominant):
    BLUE - WHITE
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    120 1/2
    Size:
    6*6
    Colour:
    WHITE & BLUE PRINT
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    PLAIN BLUE: 3", WHITE: 1", BLUE PRINTED: 2 3/4
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    7 1/2
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% CottonPoly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut BiasFront turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodIrregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6-8
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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