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The Quebec Quilt Registry is a useful resource to those interested in the rich and culturally diverse history of Canadian quilts, a history worthy of further research and scholarly attention.

In the 1970s, quilters and craft historians in Canada, and elsewhere, were reflecting on heritage and history, whether of settlement, migration, immigration, or resistance. This interest in ‘family trees’ nourished the ‘quilt revival’, taking the form of documentation programmes with both families and quilts recorded by newly formed organisations. The Quebec Quilt Registry was started in the 1980s by three Montreal quilters: Diane Marchand, who was curious about the number of quilts in Quebec which was better known for woven bed covers; “Freddy” Wilson, who enjoyed the never-ending stories associated with the objects; and Adaire Schlatter, who wanted to investigate the craft in the context of the French/English community in the province.

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Selections from the Registry
Registry number: 6125
Pattern: Étoile
Maker: Christine (Montréal QC)
Year Made: 2021
Registry number: 6109
Pattern: Redwork on whole clo...
Maker: Helen Friedel
Year Made: 1899
Registry number: 6058
Pattern: Sampler
Maker: Margaret Jean (Sherbrooke QC)
Year Made: 2020
Registry number: 59
Pattern: Eight point star var...
Maker: Iris (Lennoxville)
Year Made: 1984
Registry number: 4263
Pattern: Crazy Patch
Maker: Victoria
Year Made: 1894
Registry number: 6177
Pattern: Création personnelle
Maker: Colette (St-Romain QC)
Year Made: 2020
Registry number: 2398
Pattern: Crazy quilt
Maker: Mabel Salisbury (Knowlton)
Year Made: 1900
Registry number: 570
Pattern: Simplified "Ros...
Maker: Christine Edmond Ethier (Manso...
Year Made: 1933
Registry number: 848
Pattern: Charm Diamonds
Maker: Unknown
Year Made:
Registry number: 72
Pattern: Biscuit quilt
Maker: Mary (Hatley)
Year Made: 1940
Registry number: 5
Pattern: dancing daffodils
Maker: Eileen (St. Hilaire, Quebec)
Year Made: 1978
Registry number: 967
Pattern: Bargello
Maker: Therese Carrieres Provost (Bou...
Year Made: 1997
Registry number: 560
Pattern: Canadian Centennial...
Maker: Mary Frances (Mansonville QC)
Year Made: 1967
Registry number: 254
Pattern: stars upon stars, bl...
Maker: Mary Folliard (Farnham)
Year Made: 1880
Registry number: 6178
Pattern: Création personnelle
Maker: Colette (St-Romain QC)
Year Made: 2023
Registry number: 6012
Pattern: Sew by Row
Maker: Catherine (Boucherville QC)
Year Made: 2023

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