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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Owner made it.
    Name of Maker:
    Jessie
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Boyd
    Surname:
    Amy
    Occupation:
    Retired nurse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Val d'Or, Campeau ON, Montreal, Chateauguay
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Jessie Amy
    Quilted by:
    Lynne McFern
    Year Made:
    2013
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Fourteen Countries
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label
    Other notes:
    The idea started at a quilting retreat to use up a stash of scraps and have an easy to travel with project that could be done by hand. It took 4 years to complete. I was able to take small amounts of pre-cut fabrics during my travels and enjoy piecing the hexagons. It has taken 3800 hexagons (counted by my family). These were made during my travels to 14 countries. I was sewing them during waiting times etc, in hotel rooms, airports, ferry boat lounges, buses, planes, cars and even while traveling in our 5th wheel and truck. The fabric was selected at random from my stash and when I needed more variety an exchange of material was made with other quilters. This is a quilt that you do once in a lifetime.
    Size in Inches:
    92" x 73"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    My Dream Garden - Hexagons
    Reference:
    Grandmother's Flower Garden
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi/Green
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    3800 hexagons
    Size:
    7/8" hexagons
    Colour:
    Multi
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    6"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    6"
    Border Colour(s):
    Green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Multi green thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Leaves, spirals, stippling
    Backing Condition:
    Good,
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, green, printed
    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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