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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 - EMBROIDERED
    Wording of Information:
    V L E JUNE 2000 XXVII
    Other notes:
    WILL BE GIFT FOR GRANDDAUGHTER, ALICE JACQUELINE EDWARD'S, STUDENT, VANCOUVER (U. B. C. ARCHAEOLOGY) , THIS IS THE MAKER'S 26th QUILT
    Size in Inches:
    102" * 92"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    "4*4" BY SHARON CRAIG FUND. QUILTING TODAY #7
    Reference:
    QUILTING, TODAY #7, SHARON CRAIG
    Colour (dominant):
    GREEN / OFF WHITE
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    42 1/2
    Size:
    8" * 8"
    Colour:
    GREEN / BLUE / WHITE
    Sashing Width(s):
    96 - 4"*4", WITH JOINING 4"*8", 96
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plainprint
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    BLUE / GREEN / WHITE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print, One Fabric
    Corners:
    StraightMitered
    Fabric:
    100% CottonPoly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    WHITE
    Tied:
    Yes
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    IN THE DITCH & FLORAL MOTIF
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Print, One Fabric

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

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