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    How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited.
    Name of Maker:
    Maggie
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    McDougal
    Surname:
    Haug
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother (mother's mother)
    Occupation:
    Hung wallpaper, did carpentry
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Atwood, Kansas
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Maggie McDougal Haug
    Quilted by:
    Maggie McDougal Haug
    Year Made:
    1976
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Atwood, Kansas
    Other notes:
    In 1976, Rawlins County (along with all of the U.S.) celebrated the American Bicentennial - 200 years after the American Revolution. Quilters in the county entered their quilts in the county fair. Maggie's quilt won first prize. The detailed embroidered blocks depict life in the 1800's when the homesteaders arrived; covered wagon, buffalo herds, natives with bows and arrows, rifles, sod houses and watermills.
    Size in Inches:
    96" x 72"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Original
    Colour (dominant):
    Cream
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork, Embroidered, Appliqué
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    26 & Medallion
    Size:
    12½"
    Colour:
    Cream, Red , Blue
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    2¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4½"
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Used, Prairie points
    Batting:
    Unknown
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, natural
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches per inch, thread cream color
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Straight line in the ditch, circles
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Sun flower shadow - 1/8"
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Diamonds
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, cream, print
    Number of Pieces:
    2

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

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