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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    OWNER MADE IT.
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    DIANE LUCILLE DARCHE
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    PROV. OF QUEBEC
    Pieced by (top):
    DIANE DARCHE
    Quilted by:
    GENEVA MILLS
    Wording of Information:
    " GIANT DAHLIA " ASSEMBLED IN 1985 FOR DIANE DARCHE APPLIQUÉD IN 2002 BY HAND BY GENEVA MILLS
    Other notes:
    Made FROM THE BOOK " THE QUICK AND EASY GIANT DAHLIA QUILT " BY SUSAN AYLSWORTH MURWIN & SUZY CHALFANT PAYNE. THE " FLOWER PART " WAS PIECED BY MACHINE IN 1985. THE WHITE CORNERS, PILLOW PART AND BORDERS WERE ALSO ADDED BY MACHINE IN 2002. THE QUILTING WAS DONE IN MAY-JUNE 2002 BY GENEVA MILLS OF MARTINVILLE QC.
    Size in Inches:
    98 * 76
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    GIANT DAHLIA
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodLike New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    5" PIECED
    Border Colour(s):
    MULTI
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print, One Fabric
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    N/AHandFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    ExcellentRegular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    SHADOW
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    SCROLL
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPrinted
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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