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REGISTRY NUMBER 5635
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    From Mother-in-Law
    Name of Maker:
    Gabrielle
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    L'Etoile
    Surname:
    Fortier
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother-in-Law
    Occupation:
    Cleaning Lady
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St-François Xavier de Brompton, Lennoxville QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Gabrielle Fortier
    Quilted by:
    Gabrielle Fortier
    Year Made:
    1980's
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Lennoxville QC
    Size in Inches:
    93½" x 83"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Lone Star with various diamonds in "border"
    Colour (dominant):
    White, multi, jewel solids
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, used, damaged (some small seams are open)
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Size:
    Various, solids
    Colour:
    Multi
    Other Information:
    Lone Star with a secondary half star at the top
    Border Pattern:
    With diamonds in a row
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2½"
    Border Colour(s):
    Multi
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Pieced, triangle
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good, used
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, straight of goods, backing to front, white, plain
    Batting:
    Wool?
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thick, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular, poor
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    All over Baptist Fan
    Backing Condition:
    Good, used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, plain
    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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