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REGISTRY NUMBER 1489
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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 & TREES
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTICOLOUR
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodLike New
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchworkEmbroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    53 1/2 HOUSES + TREES
    Size:
    7 1/4 * 7 1/7
    Colour:
    MULTI COLOUR
    Sashing Width(s):
    1 1/2"
    Sashing Colours:
    LIGHT BROWN LIGHT, BLUE ON TOP AS SKY
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Sashing Number:
    1 ON WIDTH
    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% CottonPoly/Cotton BlendOther
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    LACE, CHENILLE, BUTTONS, ETC
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight BindingFront turned backColour
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 - 7 GROUP QUILT, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    OUTLINE - 1/4" FROM SEAM
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    NONE
    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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