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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Jessie Allen
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Stark
    Surname:
    Goundrey
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandson
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Elgin, Riverfield, Dewittville, Godmanchester QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Jessie A. Goundrey
    Quilted by:
    Jessie A. Goundrey & A. Doris McColm
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Dewittville QC
    Size in Inches:
    83" x 71"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sailboats
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue, white, pink
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    9½"
    Colour:
    Blue, white, pink
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    4"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Used, worn
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, hand, machine, front turned back, blue
    Batting:
    Unknown
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    ¼", waves, curves
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Cables
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Cables
    Backing Condition:
    Used, stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    7
    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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