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  • Name of Maker:
    Eileen
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Thomson
    Surname:
    Foster
    Occupation:
    Housewife
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Eileen Foster
    Quilted by:
    Eileen Foster
    Year Made:
    1976
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Quebec
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature
    Wording of Information:
    To Martha Love Mother
    Size in Inches:
    102" x 76" wide
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Martha's Vineyard
    Reference:
    from a magazine
    General Condition (Top):
    Good Used
    Technique:
    Applique Other
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Size:
    16 3/4 x 16 3/4
    Border Width(s):
    12 3/4
    Border Colour(s):
    off white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain One Fabric
    Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    Hand Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    9 stitches per inch, close and even, white and green threadApplique pattern and quilt pattern are the same
    Raised Work:
    stuffed
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain One Fabric

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

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