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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    50th Birthday gift.
    Name of Maker:
    Jaana
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Tornikaski
    Relationship to Owner:
    Fiancée
    Occupation:
    Financial Controller
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Finland, Cowansville QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Jaana Tornikoski
    Quilted by:
    Alice Crossfield
    Year Made:
    2015
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Cowansville QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, date
    Location & Technique:
    Back bottom, right hand side, text is embroidered
    Wording of Information (full text):
    For my aviator Louis Lechasseur on his 50th birthday July 15, 2015 by Jaana Tornikoski. Quilted by Alice Crossfield.
    Size in Inches:
    91½" x 69"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sampler
    Colour (dominant):
    Grey, black
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork, paper piecing
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12 - 11", 1 - 26"
    Size:
    12 - 11", 1 - 26"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    2¾"
    Sashing Colours:
    Grey
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    3", 4¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    7¾"
    Border Colour(s):
    Grey, black, charcoal
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, straight of goods, front turned back, black/charcoal
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Light grey thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In medallion Acanthus
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Spiral wave
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, dark grey, light grey print
    Number of Pieces:
    9
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different fabrics, medallion in center, 1 boat block, Airplane Blue Prints on grey on top

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

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