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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift
    Name of Maker:
    Marie-Louise Fortier
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Marie-Louise Fortier
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Occupation:
    housewife and mother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St. Timothee
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Marie-Louise Fortier
    Quilted by:
    Rolande Daoust
    Year Made:
    1965
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Timothee
    Size in Inches:
    78" x 75"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Blazing Star
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Diagonal
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12.5 squares 12 complete
    Size:
    14" x 14"
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    top is stained, fugitive dyes, torn, used
    Edging:
    Hand Machine
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch, pink thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4"
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    diagonale

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

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