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REGISTRY NUMBER 1226
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Edda Nadon Skead
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Edda Nadon Skead
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Owner of Plumbing and Sheet Metal Business
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ohio/Montreal
    Pieced by (top):
    Edda Skead
    Quilted by:
    Edda Skead
    Year Made:
    1925
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Montreal
    Size in Inches:
    80 x 66 inches
    Pattern:
    Sunflowers variation
    Colour (dominant):
    Green, red, off white
    General Condition (Top):
    Good Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Applique
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Numbers (whole):
    10
    Size:
    15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
    Colour:
    Red, off white, green
    Sashing Width(s):
    3 inches
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding Back turned forward
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Semi circles and outline of Applique plus interior lines
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Chevron
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Cable
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton Plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2

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