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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift to Helen and Allan Stewart for their wedding July 2, 1949
    Name of Maker:
    Group of ladies in Dewitville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Group of ladies in Dewittville
    Quilted by:
    Group of ladies in Dewittville
    Year Made:
    1949
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Dewitville QC
    Size in Inches:
    82" x 67½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    4 and 9 patches together
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue and white
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    14½"
    Colour:
    Blue and white
    Sashing Width(s):
    2½"
    Sashing Colours:
    White
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Student nurse's uniforms
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, front turned back, blue, print
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Flower
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Chain link
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, pale blue, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1

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

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