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  • Name of Maker:
    Harguerite
    Surname:
    Corkum
    Relationship to Owner:
    Aunt Jacqueline Corkum's mother in law
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Port Beckerton, Nova Scotia
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mrs. Corkum
    Year Made:
    1980's
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Port Beckerton
    Location & Technique:
    Hand pieced and quilted
    Other notes:
    This quilt was a house Warming gift to the owner when she got her first apartment Mrs. Corkum continued to quilt until just before her death at age 89
    Size in Inches:
    93.5"×74"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Fans
    Colour (dominant):
    Orange/yellow
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    63
    Size:
    9"
    Colour:
    Yellow/Orange
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    4.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4.5"
    Border Colour(s):
    Brwon
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    Polyester
    Edging:
    N/A
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch Echo
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Spider web
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Cable
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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