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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Bought it.
    Name of Maker:
    Ruby
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Boyd
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Little Bay, Newfoundland
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ruby Boyd
    Quilted by:
    Ruby Boyd
    Year Made:
    1972
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Little Bay, Newfoundland
    Other notes:
    The owner bought the quilt from Ruby Boyd the summer she worked at a tourism chalet on the Trans Canada Highway at Springdale Junction in 1972. She visited craft producers and collected quilts, mats, knitting, etc. for the new craft section of the tourist chalet the year it opened.
    Size in Inches:
    78" x 63"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Bright Hopes
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Size:
    7¼"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Border Number:
    1 on two sides
    Border Width(s):
    4¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Lilac
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Used, worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    In the ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Flannel, white-pink
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different fabrics

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

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