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  • Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Ginette Denise Pelletier Williams
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Teacher (retired)
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Montreal - Ottawa - Hawksbury - Brownsburg
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ginette Williams
    Quilted by:
    Ginette Williams
    Year Made:
    20012
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Brownsburg
    Other notes:
    Done as therapy during the illness of a family members while reading the book "The wheels of life" by Elizabeth Kubla Ress. who believed that butterflies signified the freedom of the body and the soul.
    Size in Inches:
    91 * 84
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Attic window and butterfly
    Colour (dominant):
    Purple - light yellow
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    35 1/2
    Size:
    7 * 5 3/4
    Colour:
    Butterflies
    Sashing Width(s):
    1"
    Sashing Colours:
    Black
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    8
    Border Width(s):
    3" - 2 3/4 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 4 1/2
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    23"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    ExcellentRegular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    9-10
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Around butterflies + strait lines
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    X on corners only
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton BlendColourPrinted
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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