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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Deborah
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Metchette
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    Audio visual technician
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Deborah Metchette
    Quilted by:
    Deborah Metchette
    Year Made:
    2010
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Montreal
    Other notes:
    Giraffe is a copy of a congratulatory birth card. I received when my daughter was born. When she asked me to make her a quilt and thought of the giraffe and the tree of life. The quilt is called "Transitions" because those both our lives were in transition and there is transition in the color.
    Size in Inches:
    99"×98"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Medallion
    Colour (dominant):
    Pink, purple
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Size:
    28.5"×28"
    Colour:
    Multicolour
    Sashing Colours:
    Multi
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Border Number:
    7 - block 4*4
    Border Width(s):
    5"*7 border
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    35
    Border Colour(s):
    Pink, lilac
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Natural
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8, green
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4 inch - echo
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    1/4 inch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    4

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

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