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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    wedding gift
    Name of Maker:
    Norma V. Smith Sherrer
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Norma V. Smith Sherrer
    Relationship to Owner:
    mother
    Occupation:
    retired farm wife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Mansonville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Norma Sherrer
    Quilted by:
    Norma Sherrer
    Year Made:
    1994
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Mansonville
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date Place Other (please specify)
    Location & Technique:
    label hand written
    Wording of Information:
    Mountain Mist- Quilt History was made by Norma Sherrer Starway pattern April/May 1994 given to Lois and Reginald, daughter and son-in-law
    Size in Inches:
    74" x 63.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Star Stairway
    Reference:
    Strip piecing book
    Colour (dominant):
    dark green
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    9" x 9"
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    pink/green
    Sashing Number:
    rectangle with 4 patch
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    3", 2", 2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain/print
    Border Colour(s):
    green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Front turned back Hand Machine Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    like new
    Batting:
    Other Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4" and diagonal line
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    diamond and diagonal line
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    in the ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2- muslin
    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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