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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Started by owner's mother and completed by members of the South Shore Quilters Guild.
    Name of Maker:
    Virginia
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Johnson
    Surname:
    Edwards
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Arvida, Quebec, Saint-Lambert, Ottawa
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Virginia Edwards and members of the South Shore Quilters' Guild
    Quilted by:
    South Shore Quilters Guild
    Year Made:
    2000- 2013
    Year is (accuracy):
    estimate and known
    Place Made:
    Saint-Lambert
    Markings on Quilt:
    Front side and back botton
    Markings: Other?:
    Front - VJE 1918-2010,
    Location & Technique:
    back - computer generated label
    Wording of Information:
    "Simple Nine Patches" started by Virginia J. Edwards, completed by members of the South Shore Qulters' Guild.
    Other notes:
    Virginia (Ginny) Edwards was an active member of the South Shore Quilters' Guild for many years. She had started this quilt in her later years. Following her death, the nine patch blocks in this quilt were given to the Guild and several of the members completed it by adding the sashing and borders. It was hand quilted between 2010 and 2013.
    Size in Inches:
    96 x 96
    Size: Irregular?:
    no
    Pattern:
    Nine Patch
    Colour (dominant):
    Mauve, Green, Pink
    General Condition (Top):
    New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    225
    Size:
    6" x 6"
    Colour:
    Mauve, Green, Pink
    Sashing Width(s):
    1"
    Sashing Colours:
    Green
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3"
    Border Colour(s):
    Mauve
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners Detail: Other?:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Print
    Edging:
    Homemadecut Straight Binding, Hand and Machine, Front turned back, Green print
    Batting:
    Polyester, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good,
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    White, 5 to 6 inches (group work)
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Cross Hatch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, Plain, off-white
    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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