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REGISTRY NUMBER 1478
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  • Name of Maker:
    VIRGINIA LEONA
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    JOHNSON
    Surname:
    EDWARDS
    Occupation:
    GRANDMOTHER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    ILLINOIS, ARVIDA & ST. LAMBERT QC.
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    V. EDWARDS
    Quilted by:
    V. EDWARD'S
    Year Made:
    2000
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    ST. LAMBERT
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials SignatureDate
    Location & Technique:
    BACK OF LOWER RIGHT CORNER
    Wording of Information:
    VLE JULY 2000 XXVIII
    Other notes:
    GIFT TO FIRST GREAT GRANDCHILD, NELSON, B.C
    Size in Inches:
    50 * 33
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    SUNBONNET GIRLS AND FARM BOYS
    Reference:
    FROM AN OLD BOOK
    Colour (dominant):
    PASTEL TONES
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12 1/2
    Size:
    8" * 10"
    Sashing Width(s):
    1 1/2"
    Sashing Colours:
    LIGHT GREEN
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    1", 1 1/2", 1"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3 1/2"
    Border Colour(s):
    GREEN, YELLOW, MAUVE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain, One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% CottonPoly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    1/4" FROM SEAM
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton BlendColourPrinted
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain, One Fabric

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

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