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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made quilt.
    Name of Maker:
    Grace
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    McColm
    Surname:
    Brown
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Dewittville - Montreal - Howick
    Pieced by (top):
    Grace Brown
    Quilted by:
    Helen Blair
    Year Made:
    1998
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Howick
    Markings on Quilt:
    LabelsInitials SignatureDate
    Location & Technique:
    Back of quilt - hand written
    Wording of Information:
    Top made by Grace Bown 1998Mexican star, World's fair, Honey Bee cube Lattice
    Other notes:
    Framed triangles. Prairie Queen, grandmothers flower garden. No name street drunkards path centrally wife. Autograph 5440 or fight. Flower garden path. Dresden plate, salem, Graces blue red. Card tricks, old maid's puzzle. Prairie Queen, Barbara Frietchies's star quilted by Helen Blair, April 2003 2 pieces Materials from Marjorie Strilchele
    Size in Inches:
    92 1/4 * 67 1/2
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Quilt party
    Colour (dominant):
    Blues
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20 1/2
    Size:
    14 1/4 * 14 1/4
    Colour:
    framed blocks
    Sashing Width(s):
    2"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    PlainOne Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingHandMachineFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodIrregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6-
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Quilted within pattern of block
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton BlendColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    PlainOne Fabric

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

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