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REGISTRY NUMBER 4749
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited.
    Name of Maker:
    Heather
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Forster
    Relationship to Owner:
    Good friend
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Cowansville QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Martha S. Carmichael
    Quilted by:
    Heather Forster and Alta Forster
    Year Made:
    1996
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate within 3 years
    Place Made:
    Cowansville QC
    Wording of Information (full text):
    "I am the owner of this quilt. My mother made the blocks and Heather put the quilt together and quilted it along with her mother Alta." D. Elaine Lavalliere Bromby
    Size in Inches:
    90" x 65¼"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Nosegay
    Colour (dominant):
    Green, multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    10 3/8"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Sashing Width(s):
    3 x 4½", 4 x 5 3/4"
    Sashing Colours:
    Green
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    7
    Border Pattern:
    Plain
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2 x 6", 2 x 4 3/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 x 6 3/8", 2x 5¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton, poly/cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, green, plain
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches per inch, ecru thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Big leaves
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Big leaves
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton blend, green, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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