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REGISTRY NUMBER 192
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    "My mother sent me the medallions and I pieced and quilted the quilt."
    Name of Maker:
    Eileen Thompson
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Foster
    Surname:
    Thompson
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Alberta and Quebec
    Pieced by (top):
    Eileen Thompson and mother
    Quilted by:
    Eileen Thompson
    Year Made:
    1968-1970
    Place Made:
    Alberta and St. Hilaire QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    upper right hand corner
    Wording of Information:
    Eileen Foster 1968-1970
    Size in Inches:
    53.5" x 87"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Dresden Plate Variation
    Reference:
    Mother sent Dresden pieces
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/WornYellowSoiled
    Technique:
    Patchwork Applique Other (please specfify)
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    24 plates appliqued on backing
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Colour(s):
    white with blue diamonds
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Front turned back Machine
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    commercial bias binding
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    9 stitches/inch, white, red and blue thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    circles and dresden plates
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    diamonds
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    1- some mending due to dogs enjoyment
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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

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