Map of Canada Quilt – 1947

Map of Canada Quilt – 1947

I know – the image is blurry. But you get the gist of it. This embroidery pattern was published in Canadian newspapers in 1947. The Canadian National Exhibition or ‘CNE’, was reopening in 1947, after being closed from 1942-46 when the grounds were in...
Joan Ford’s Quilt

Joan Ford’s Quilt

“My 100-year-old friend Joan died recently, and I am trying to sort her belongings. I have a quilt that was given to her during the war; she told me that it had come from Canada and that when she first had it there was a note saying where it had come from. It is in...
A Canadian Victory Quilt comes home…

A Canadian Victory Quilt comes home…

Quilts tell stories. Quilt tell stories about who made them. The designs, the colours, the materials used, the patterns in the fabric, the quality of the construction and stitching, all tell us something about the person or group who made it. Quilts from wartime also...