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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    The panels of flying geese were given to me. Ellen Bulow
    Name of Maker:
    Zetta
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Olney
    Surname:
    Carson
    Relationship to Owner:
    Friend
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Zetta Olney Carson/Ellen Bulow
    Quilted by:
    Quilters of the Craft & Recreation Centre, Huntingdon
    Year Made:
    1990-2018
    Place Made:
    Dunham/Huntingdon
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label
    Location & Technique:
    Centre, bottom
    Wording of Information (full text):
    DUNHAM FLYING GEESE The geese were pieced by Zetta (Carson) Olney (1922-2014) in the 1990s prior to losing her eyesight at Dunham, Québec. Zetta's daughter (Carson) Davidson gave me the geese which I set to make the quilt. Hand quilted by "the QUILTERS" of the Craft and Recreation Center. Huntingdon, Quebec. 2018-2020. Ellen Bulow
    Size in Inches:
    86¼" x 65"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Rows of flying geese
    Colour (dominant):
    Brown and blue
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    6 rows x 24 flying geese
    Size:
    3" x 6"
    Colour:
    Brown, beige, cream, rust
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    2¾"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    1 by 7 rows
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    6"
    Border Colour(s):
    Brown
    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, brown, print
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium, natural
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Excellent, irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 to 6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Stitch in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Cable (simple)
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Cable
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, brown, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    1

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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