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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Susan
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Higginbottom
    Surname:
    Dover
    Occupation:
    Seamstress, store clerk, nurse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Bury, Lancashire England, Montreal, Cowansville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Susan Dover
    Quilted by:
    Susan Dover
    Year Made:
    2010
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Cowansville QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, date, place
    Location & Technique:
    Bottom left on back of quilt
    Wording of Information (full text):
    Made for you by Susan Higginbottom Dover. Pattern Sister's Choice. Completed Feb. 2014. Cowansville QC
    Size in Inches:
    82½" x 71"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Reference:
    Sister's Choice
    Colour (dominant):
    Printed ivory, blue and burgandy
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, used
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    9½"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Corner 2½" and long 9"
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue and print
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    11
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    3", 3", 3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    9"
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue and ivory
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, bias, front turned back, ivory print
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Ivory thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    In the ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, beige
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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