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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift.
    Name of Maker:
    Winifred (Winn)
    Surname:
    Price
    Relationship to Owner:
    Godmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Durban SA, Montreal QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Winn Price
    Quilted by:
    Winn Price
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Montreal QC
    Size in Inches:
    67" x 48"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Southern Belle
    Colour (dominant):
    White, pale pink
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Embroidered, Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Size:
    12" x 10½"
    Colour:
    White
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    1¼-1½"
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Pink
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    1½"-1¾" machine stitched, uneven
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    Plain
    Border Colour(s):
    Pink
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Mostly a woven point twill
    Edging:
    Worn
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, machine, straight of goods, turned together, white back, pink top
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Baptist fan all over except border
    Quilting Technique Notes:
    Ladies clothing appliqued on with black floss in running stitch. Bodies stem stitched (arms, shoulder, neck) in black. Dresses alternate per block white or pink dominant.
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1

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