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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:
    mother/mother in law
    Occupation:
    Housewife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Arivida, St. Lambert
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Virginia Edwards
    Quilted by:
    Virginia Edwards
    Year Made:
    1990
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Lambert
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    corner
    Wording of Information:
    VJE XV 2-07-90
    Size in Inches:
    108" x 95"
    Pattern:
    chinese puzzle
    Reference:
    Women's Day Sept 1973
    General Condition (Top):
    Good Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Size:
    11.5" x 11.5"
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    3 1/4", 2 3/4", 3 1/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    strip piecing
    Border Colour(s):
    white, light fushia, maroon
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    all over pattern strip piecing One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% CottonPolyester
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 stitches/inch white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    all over and in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    yang and ying
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3 pieces, turquise
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    all over pattern strip piecing One Fabric

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

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