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  • Name of Maker:
    Rita Therese Groleau Round
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Rita Therese Groleau Round
    Relationship to Owner:
    wife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Montreal North, Quebec City, Laval
    Pieced by (top):
    Rita Therese Groleau Round
    Quilted by:
    Rita Therese Groleau Round and P. Cataford
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date Place Labels
    Location & Technique:
    handmade label o the back of quilt in permanent pen
    Size in Inches:
    100" x 100"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Lone Star
    Reference:
    The New Lone Star Quilt Handbook by Blanche Young and Helen Young Frost
    Colour (dominant):
    burgundy, beige
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Number:
    4
    Border Width(s):
    16"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 print, 2 plain
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Homecut Bias Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    rounded at corners
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    9 stitches/inch, beige thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    star
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    diagonal and cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    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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