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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Jim Barr's Estate Sale
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Helen Barr Peddle
    Relationship to Owner:
    None
    Occupation:
    Post Misstress
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Allan's Corner, Ormstown
    Pieced by (top):
    Helen Peddle
    Quilted by:
    Helen Peddle
    Year Made:
    19501960
    Place Made:
    Ormstown
    Size in Inches:
    90 1/2 x 74 1/2 inches
    Pattern:
    Flowers - Pansy Type
    Colour (dominant):
    White and 2 different shades of beige
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    15 1/2" length, 16" on width
    Border Colour(s):
    Beige
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Turned together
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7-8 (white)
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Frame around center flowers and flowers + cross hatch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    1st border: around flowers and flowers
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain One Fabric

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