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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Marriage gift
    Name of Maker:
    Beatrice Paul Laidley
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Beatrice Paul Laidley
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother-in-law
    Occupation:
    housewife and mother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Huntingdon, Howick
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Beatrice Paul Laidley
    Quilted by:
    Beatrice Paul Laidley
    Year Made:
    1980
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Huntingdon
    Size in Inches:
    87.5" x 75.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Butterfly
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Applique Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight Continuous
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    10.5
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    pink
    Sashing Number:
    plain
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    2 3/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    pink and white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Different Fabrics
    Corners:
    Mitred Other
    Corners Detail: Other?:
    setting block white in pink sashing
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Poly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back Homecut Bias
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7-8 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    outline around butterfly
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    cable
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    straight lines 1" apart
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different Fabrics

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

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