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  • Name of Maker:
    Catherine Orr
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    English
    Surname:
    Orr
    Occupation:
    Nurse, Housewife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ormstown, Hemmingford
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Catherine Orr
    Quilted by:
    Catherine Orr
    Year Made:
    1942
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Ormstown
    Size in Inches:
    85.5" x 65.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    poinsettia
    Reference:
    family herald newspaper
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    48
    Size:
    9 3/4" x 9 3/4"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    scalloped
    Border Colour(s):
    red
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Rounded
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Homecut Bias
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5-6 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch and diamond centers
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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