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REGISTRY NUMBER 3959
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    I made it
    Name of Maker:
    Joan Brenda
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Kirby
    Surname:
    Bergeron
    Relationship to Owner:
    owner
    Occupation:
    Retired teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Magog
    Pieced by (top):
    Joan Bergeron
    Quilted by:
    Geneva Mills
    Year Made:
    2012
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Magog
    Other notes:
    This "witches" quilt was machine-sewn in Magog, Quebec in 2011 by Joan Brenda Kirby Bergeron (born November 24, 1945) using the "Stack 'n Wack" technique. Genevea Royea Wills (born Dec. 3, 1928) from Bulwar, Quebec hand-quilted the quilt. The quilt was made for the enjoyment of my grandchildren, Bianca and Zachary Rioux, while learning the technique.
    Size in Inches:
    89x84
    Pattern:
    Stack & Wack
    Reference:
    "Frightfully Crazy" by Buddy Barn.
    Colour (dominant):
    blacks/orange
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork, Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9
    Size:
    11x13
    Colour:
    orange-blacks etc
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    orange
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    5.25 9.75 4.25
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    19.5
    Border Colour(s):
    blacks
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    print
    Corners:
    straight
    Edging:
    Good, Machine, Front turned back, Color
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5, black
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4" around pattern
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    chain
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    double chain, diagonal lines, double chain
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    cotton, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    1

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

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