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REGISTRY NUMBER 6018
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    June Heather
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Watson
    Surname:
    Britt
    Occupation:
    Retired Nurse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Rosemere, Montreal QC, Toronto, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby ON, Sherbrooke QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    June Britt
    Quilted by:
    Fil Amis
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Sherbrooke QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, date, place
    Location & Technique:
    Lower corner
    Wording of Information (full text):
    ALOHA - quilt
    Other notes:
    Registered in Sherbrooke 30 October 2023
    Size in Inches:
    51¾" x 82½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Row by Row
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue
    General Condition (Top):
    New
    Technique:
    Patchwork, appliqué, embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Row by row
    Block Numbers (whole):
    7 Rows
    Size:
    See Other Information
    Colour:
    Blue and multi for appliqués
    Other Information:
    Appliques are all by machine. Row Sizes 1) 10", floral appliques, 2) 10¼", t-shirts, 3) 11¼", Hawaii & maps, 4) 10¼", Sandals (flip flop), 5) 8½", huts & palm trees, 6) 9¾", surf boards on waves, 7) 9¾", turtles
    Border Pattern:
    Strips
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    1", 4¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    6¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Black, multi blues
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain and print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Home made, machine, front turned back
    Batting:
    80% cotton 20% polyester
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Excellent
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Light and dark blue, black thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Clouds and Waves
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    In the ditch, flowers
    Quilting Technique Notes:
    Also around appliques
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, blue, print
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different fabrics

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

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