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REGISTRY NUMBER 1488
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    MADE BY MANY QUILTS GUILDS
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    MANY QUILTS GUILDS
    Quilted by:
    MANY QUILTS GUILDS
    Year Made:
    19982000
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    All Over Québec
    Other notes:
    PIECED BY MEMBERS AT THE THE 1998 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, OCTOBER 1998. PIECED BY HAND. THIS QUILT WAS FARMED OUT TO ALL THE GUILDS IN QUEBEC (26 IN ALL) WHERE IT WAS PIECED, EMBELLISHED, SANDWICHED, AND QUILTED. IT TOOK NEARLY TWO YEARS TO FINISH . IT WAS A PROJECT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ASSOCIATION TO FURTHER EDUCATION OF QUILTERS AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST IN QUILTING IN QUEBEC.
    Size in Inches:
    87 1/2 * 62 1/4
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    HOUSES AND TREES
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI COLOUR
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    53 1/2 HOUSES & TREES
    Size:
    7 1/4 * 7 1/4
    Sashing Width(s):
    1 1/2
    Sashing Colours:
    LIGHT BROWN PRINT FOR SKI
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    RED
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print, One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% CottonOther
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    LACE EMBROIDERED CHENILLE
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight BindingHandMachineFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-7 GROUP QUILT
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    OUTLINE 1/4 FROM SEAM
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    NON
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPrinted
    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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