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REGISTRY NUMBER 2836
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Violet Anila
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Bennett
    Surname:
    Main
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    Secretary
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Brookbury, Bishopton, Stanstead, Montreal, Pointe Claire
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Violet Main
    Quilted by:
    Violet Main
    Year Made:
    2003
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Bishopton QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Date, Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    Label from cloth information written on (home made label)
    Wording of Information:
    Christopher kalei "Machine sewn, hand quilted, by his mother Violet Main" completed Sept. 2003
    Other notes:
    Started with a cause given by Jackui Littler stacked wack method
    Size in Inches:
    92.5"×76"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Stack & wack
    Colour (dominant):
    Black / turquoise
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    15"×15"
    Colour:
    Turquoise / black
    Border Number:
    4
    Border Width(s):
    1" 1 3/4" 2 1/2" 2 3/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    8 1/4"
    Border Colour(s):
    Black / turquoise
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain, Printed
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Bias, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, colour
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6, Turquoise
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4" from seams
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    1/4" from seams
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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