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REGISTRY NUMBER 5029
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Brenda Ruth
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Thompson
    Surname:
    Wadey
    Occupation:
    Accounting - retired
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Dollard des Ormeaux, Wentworth-Nord QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Brenda Wadey
    Quilted by:
    Brenda Wadey
    Year Made:
    2007
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    England|Florida|Wentworth-Nord
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, signature, date, place
    Location & Technique:
    Fabric featuring Wood Pecker on a tree. Hand Written
    Size in Inches:
    82¼" x 71 5|8"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Birds in Attic Window
    Reference:
    Bea Oglesby
    Colour (dominant):
    Beige, green
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué, embroidered, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and Machie
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    10 5|8"
    Colour:
    Green, beige, multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Attic Window
    Sashing Width(s):
    1 7|8"
    Sashing Colours:
    Green
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Appliquéd vines
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    8½"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    9"
    Border Colour(s):
    Beige
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, green, print
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, cream
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6-8 stitches per inch, ivory thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Quarter square parallel and around the appliqué
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Lattice two inches
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, gold and red, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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