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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Nora Phyllis Nelson Brown
    Relationship to Owner:
    Maternal Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Corinth
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Nora brown
    Quilted by:
    Nora & her daughters
    Year Made:
    1930
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Corinth, Ont.
    Other notes:
    9 patch fabric - some is flour sack prints. Owner explained her grandmother always "Had a quilt on the go"; friend & relations would join her around the quilting frame as a comfortable social time.
    Size in Inches:
    86 * 69
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    9 patch
    Colour (dominant):
    Multicolour
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/Worn
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    4"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue / pink
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    PiecedRounded
    Fabric:
    100% CottonOther
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Flour sacks
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Large cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPrinted
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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