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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift
    Name of Maker:
    Virginia Edwards
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Johnson
    Surname:
    Edwards
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Housewife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Arvida, St Lambert
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Virginia Edwards
    Quilted by:
    Virginia Edwards
    Year Made:
    1984
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Lambert
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    corner
    Wording of Information:
    Timothy Charles from Grammy June '84 VJE IX
    Size in Inches:
    46.5" x 30.5"
    Pattern:
    Sunbonnet Sue
    Reference:
    book
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork Applique Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    7"x 8.5"
    Sashing Width(s):
    1 3/4"
    Sashing Colours:
    pale blue
    Sashing Number:
    solid
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    1"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    solid
    Border Colour(s):
    blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Different Fabrics
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    HandFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Poor Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    1/4" from edge, straight
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different Fabrics

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

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