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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift from mother (AliceOlney )
    Name of Maker:
    Alice Marie-ange
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Dion
    Surname:
    Olney
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ham-Nord Sherbrooke, Saint-Remi-de-Tingwick, Danville, Qc
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Eva Boisvert (neeDion) great aunt
    Quilted by:
    Alice Olney
    Year Made:
    1970
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Danville, Qc
    Other notes:
    Eva Boisvert (nee Dion) born in Wottin, Qc June 18, 1891. She died in Montreal in 1978, lived at 55 Ducarmel (was academie) in Danville with her husband Simon Boisvert, a tailon. Eva made quilt tops out of the swatches and remnants from her husband's trades. Then 1952 Aubrey + Alice Olney (Parents) bought the multi unit home (they had been renting upper apartment) and moved downstairs where Eva had lived. Eva + simon moved to Montreal. The quilt top was left behind in garage and Alice eventually made it into a quilt (hence top made prior to 1952) that was used when Katherine + Sheilagh (Doreen's daughters born 1970+71) were infants. It was later used as a travel blanket on many family car trip.
    Size in Inches:
    88"×57"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Trip around the world
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn, Damaged- not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend, Polyester, Wool
    Edging:
    Color, Machine
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Off white
    Quilting (hand):
    No
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Quilting Condition:
    Poor, Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-5, black
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Cross hatch large
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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