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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by me.
    Name of Maker:
    Diane Shink
    Occupation:
    Retired, quilt appraiser
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Nova Scotia
    Pieced by (top):
    Diane
    Quilted by:
    Diane - by machine
    Year Made:
    1998
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Montreal Ouest
    Markings on Quilt:
    Labels, Initials Signature, Date, Place
    Location & Technique:
    back left hand printed & written + computer printed
    Wording of Information:
    Check Notes
    Other notes:
    Nov 1968-May 1963, thirty years, autobiographical school houses, memories of teaching home economies in high schools in nova scotia and quebec 1963-1997, school houses sewn partially from fabric retirement gifts, blue slices are recycled food lab coats, mainly cotton. School houses sewn in ste adele quebec winter of 1998, machine quilted january 1999, montreal west, quebec 69"*55" Diane mae leod shink 514-486-2768 175cm*137cm
    Size in Inches:
    58"×69"
    Size: Irregular?:
    Yes
    Pattern:
    school
    Reference:
    school
    Colour (dominant):
    rouge
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    8.5"×8.5"
    Colour:
    natural gris
    Sashing Width(s):
    2.5
    Sashing Colours:
    rouge
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    71 avec 42 coin
    Edging:
    Homecut Bias, Front turned back, colour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, natural
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Excellent
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    hanging diamonds
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    1

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

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