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  • Name of Maker:
    Adaire
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Chown
    Surname:
    Schlatter
    Occupation:
    Interior decorator/Quilter
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Adaire Chown Schlatter
    Quilted by:
    Adaire Chown Schlatter
    Year Made:
    1986
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Lambert
    Markings on Quilt:
    Labels Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    bottom right hand and back
    Wording of Information:
    Adaire '96 and "Water, Forest and Bridges expo '86" plus name and address
    Size in Inches:
    97" x 77"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Owner's design Water, forest and bridges
    Reference:
    central motif logo from Bridges Restaurant Vancouver; colours reflect B.C.
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Applique Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    1 central
    Size:
    38" x 38"
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    5", 5", 9.5" (sides), 19.5" (ends)
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    triangles
    Border Colour(s):
    greens, black, blue, grey
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Homecut Bias
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 st/inch, dark green thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch and wind lines
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Kwakiutal Native design, straight lines, cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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

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