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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift from Mother- Celia Edwards
    Name of Maker:
    Jennie and Mary Edwards
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Edwards
    Relationship to Owner:
    Aunts
    Occupation:
    Farmers- apple growers
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Jennie and Mary Edwards
    Quilted by:
    Jennie and Mary Edwards
    Year Made:
    1910-1920
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Covey Hill
    Size in Inches:
    70" x 56.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Log Cabin (Barn Raising)
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    80
    Size:
    6" x 6"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3 3/4"
    Border Colour(s):
    plain
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Wool Silk Other
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    glazed, velvet
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    very good velvet
    Batting:
    N/A
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular Poor
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    3 stitches/inch, dark grey thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    all around blocks
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Other
    Number of Pieces:
    2 (cotton sateen)
    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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