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REGISTRY NUMBER 3772
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    I made it
    Name of Maker:
    Karen Karla
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Desparois
    Occupation:
    quilt maker / longarm quilter
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    north america
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Karen Desparois
    Quilted by:
    Karen Desparois
    Year Made:
    1996
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Montreal
    Other notes:
    flannels come from re-purposed clothing from family members, i.e. great grandmother's night gowns, great uncle's shirt, my husband's shirts, sheets given to me by my grandmother, my daughter's crib sheets and hand-made pyjamas. The pale purple was originally beige but I hand-dyed it purple.
    Size in Inches:
    76"×59.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    (square in square) star
    Colour (dominant):
    lilac
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    17.25"
    Colour:
    lilac, green, blue, yellow
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    2 2.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4.5"
    Border Colour(s):
    lilac
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Printed
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Front turned back, Color
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    White
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    lines
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    parallel lines
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    multi
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different Fabric

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

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