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REGISTRY NUMBER 3940
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift from my mother
    Name of Maker:
    Gabrielle
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Lessard
    Surname:
    Vallieres
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Bromptonville, Trois Rivieres, Sherbrooke
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Gabrielle Vallieres
    Quilted by:
    Gabrielle Vallieres
    Year Made:
    1965
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Bromptonville
    Other notes:
    Given to Danielle Vallieres when she graduated from a small bassinette to bigger bed.
    Size in Inches:
    72x64
    Size: Irregular?:
    snowball / square in square
    Colour (dominant):
    rose
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand & Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    42
    Size:
    8"x8"
    Colour:
    rose/blue
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    rose
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3"
    Border Colour(s):
    rose
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    print
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Good, Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Color
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4, white
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    echo
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    lignes parallels
    Backing Condition:
    Good, Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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