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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    raffle
    Name of Maker:
    Desrochers Blais
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Desrochers Blais
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Asbestos, Warwick
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Elisabeth Blais
    Quilted by:
    Elisabeth Blais
    Year Made:
    1996
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Asbestos QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    handwritten on back
    Wording of Information:
    see file
    Size in Inches:
    74 1/4" x 50.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sail Boat
    Reference:
    cree par Francoise Gaudet Smit
    Colour (dominant):
    jaune, white, purple, blue, green
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Embroidered Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    15
    Size:
    9.5" x 9.5"
    Sashing Width(s):
    2"
    Sashing Colours:
    blue
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Sashing Number:
    squares in corners
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    3", 2.5", 1 3/4"
    Border Colour(s):
    green print, white, mauve
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Polyester
    Edging:
    Hand Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    good
    Batting:
    Other Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5-6 sts/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    contour 1/4"
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    contour 1/4"
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    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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