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REGISTRY NUMBER 1456
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    MOTHER MADE IT FOR ME
    Name of Maker:
    CATHERINE
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    LE MAISTRE
    Relationship to Owner:
    SWANSEA
    Occupation:
    UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    WALES, MANITOBA, MONTREAL
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    CATHERINE LE MAISTRE
    Quilted by:
    CATHERINE LE MAISTRE
    Year Made:
    1998
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    MONTREAL
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials SignatureDate
    Location & Technique:
    HAND WRITTEN
    Wording of Information:
    FOR BETHAN CHRISTMAS 1988 CATHERINE LE MAISTRE
    Other notes:
    MADE FROM PIECES OF FABRIC MADE FROM HER DRESSES, WHEN SHE WAS SMALL, SUNBONNET SUE MATERIAL FROM FLOWER GIRL DRESS, CENTRE FAMILY CREST. KITE - MARCH WINDS. AS ZODIAC SIGN OF ELIZABETH BLUE SELECTED AS DAUGHTER'S FAVOURITE COLOUR.
    Size in Inches:
    95 62
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    SAMPLER QUILT
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI COLOUR
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Numbers (whole):
    15 1/2
    Size:
    15 * 15
    Colour:
    MULTI COLOUR
    Sashing Width(s):
    2"
    Sashing Colours:
    MULTI COLOUR
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    3 1/2" 2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    5 1/2"
    Border Colour(s):
    PINKS / PRINT
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain, Print, One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% CottonPoly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    ColourBack turned forward
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodRegular
    Quilting (machine):
    machine
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    OUTLINE
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    OUTLINE
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonPlainColour
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain, Print, One Fabric

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

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