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REGISTRY NUMBER 635
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    won in a raffle
    Name of Maker:
    Phyllis Swail
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Phyllis Swail
    Occupation:
    cook
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Montreal, Arundel
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Phyllis Swail
    Quilted by:
    W.I Arundel
    Year Made:
    1994
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Arundel QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    handwritten label on back of quilt
    Wording of Information:
    Text too long, see notes.
    Size in Inches:
    91" x 82"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Fan
    Colour (dominant):
    white and pastels
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    40
    Size:
    11 1/4" x 11 1/4"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    6"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    Polyester
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    new
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    scallops and in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    cable
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    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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