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REGISTRY NUMBER 789
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift
    Name of Maker:
    Helene Marion Poirrier
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Helene Marion Poirrier
    Relationship to Owner:
    mother
    Occupation:
    teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St. Felix, Berthierville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Helene Marion Poirrier
    Quilted by:
    Helene Marion Poirrier
    Year Made:
    19434
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Felix
    Size in Inches:
    87" x 60"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Churn Dash variation
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    77
    Size:
    7" x 7"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Edging:
    Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    some use
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 sts/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    diagonal lines
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    crown
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    cross hatch
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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