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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Owner made it.
    Name of Maker:
    Jessie
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Boyd
    Surname:
    Amy
    Occupation:
    Retired nuse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Val d'Or, Campeau ON, Montreal, Chateauguay
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Jessie Amy
    Quilted by:
    Lynne McFern
    Year Made:
    2006
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Chateauguay
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label
    Other notes:
    Material selected by Susan O'Keiffe who started the quilt then gave it to the Chateauguay Quilting Guild. They had a raffle and I won the raffle in 2004. It took 2 years to complete. It was my first quilt and 2 years of a real learning curve for me. It was entered in the 2006 Chateauguay Quilting Guild Spring Quilt Shoo
    Size in Inches:
    97" x 85½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Bella Tulip Garden
    Reference:
    1977 Homes & Garden Magazine
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi pastels
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and Machine
    Block Set:
    On point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    49
    Block Numbers (half):
    22
    Size:
    9"
    Colour:
    Multi pastels
    Border Number:
    2 Appliqué
    Border Width(s):
    7¾", 3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    11½
    Border Colour(s):
    Green-Rose
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Rounded
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Commercial, bias, front turned back, rose
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch, straight lines
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Leaves
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Tulips
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, lilac, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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