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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Lois and Lydia Orr
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother and great aunt
    Occupation:
    Farmers
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Riverfield & Aubrey, Que
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Lois and Lydia Orr
    Quilted by:
    Lois and Lydia Orr
    Year Made:
    1960
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Aubrey QC
    Wording of Information:
    This quilt was passed down to Malcolm Orr as a remembrance of his grandmother Lios Orr
    Size in Inches:
    71.5"×71.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sail Boats
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue / white
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    13"×13"
    Colour:
    Blue & white
    Sashing Width(s):
    2.75"
    Sashing Colours:
    White
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    2.5" 3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    5.5"
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue / white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Colour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Diagonal lines
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Diagonal lines
    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

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

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