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REGISTRY NUMBER 1031
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Elsie May McLachlan McKill
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Elsie May McLachlan McKill
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Pt. Fortune, Riverfield, Ormstown Quebec
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Elsie McLachlan
    Quilted by:
    Elsie McLachlan
    Year Made:
    19201939
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Pt. Fortune
    Size in Inches:
    73 1/2 x 62
    Pattern:
    Blazing star
    Colour (dominant):
    A real mosaique star
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Other (please specfify)
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Border Number:
    3" on sides
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    Straight
    Border Colour(s):
    White
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Pieced One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Edging:
    Hand Machine
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Orange peel on corners
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Diamonds and rising
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Pieced One Fabric

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