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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Family heirloom handed down from grandmother, to mother, to sister to current owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Letitia
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Parks
    Surname:
    Rankin
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Cookstown ON
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Letitia Parks Rankin
    Quilted by:
    Letitia Parks Rankin
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Cookstown ON
    Other notes:
    Registered in Ormstown 13 May 2024.
    Size in Inches:
    78½" x 58"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Parasol Girls - variation of Sun Bomnet Sue
    Colour (dominant):
    Yellow and green
    General Condition (Top):
    Damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork, appliqué, embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    15" x 16"
    Colour:
    Yellow, multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight bands
    Sashing Width(s):
    2½
    Sashing Colours:
    Green
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Straight band
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Damaged
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Home made, backing to front, green, plain
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5-6 stitches per inch, green thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Around pattern, background diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Straight lines in-the-ditch
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Straight lines
    Backing Condition:
    Used, stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, green, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2

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

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