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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Wedding gift from my husband's grandmother
    Name of Maker:
    Mrs. Frances
    Surname:
    Cullen
    Relationship to Owner:
    My husband (Peter Cullen's) grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Johnville, N.B.
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Frances Cullen
    Quilted by:
    Frances Cullen
    Year Made:
    2006
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Johnville, N.B.
    Other notes:
    This quilt was given to me on our wedding day, on August 5th 2006. Mrs. Frances Cullen was Known as the "Quilt Queen" of Carlton County, New Brunswick and had made well over 100 quilts. One of her quilts was chosen to be displayed in a museum in Fredericton, N.B. to commemorate the Bi Centennial year of 1983, in New Brunswick.
    Size in Inches:
    94"×82"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    trip around the world
    Colour (dominant):
    Rose / turquoise
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Size:
    3.25"×3.25"
    Colour:
    Turquoise / rose
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    2 1/2 - 3 1/2 - 5
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    11.5"
    Border Colour(s):
    Rose / Turquoise
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Colour
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5, White
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Herring bone
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Waves - interlocking diamonds
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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