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DECADE

1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

COUNTY

Annapolis, Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Lunenburg, Pictou, Queens, Richmond, Shelburne, Victoria, Yarmouth 

PURPOSE

Birth, Wedding, Anniversary, Fundraiser, Friendship, Signature/autograph/album, Centennial, Red Cross, Commemorative

PATTERN

Hexagon, 9-patch, 4-patch, Crazy, Star, Sunbonnet Sue or Overall Bill, Log cabin, Sunshine and shadow, Sawtooth, Bear’s paw/Cat’s paw, Flying geese, Snowball, Windmill, Rob Peter to Pay Paul, Irish chain, Tumbling blocks, Pictoral/figurative, Trapunto, African Nova Scotian, Red and white, Charm, Dresden plate, Grandmother’s flower garden

FABRIC TYPE

Cotton, Silk, Wool, Linen, Polyester

CONSTRUCTION

Applique, Whole cloth, Piecework, Strip piecing, Paper backing, Machine sewn, Hand sewn, Machine and hand sewn, Medallion, Inch or postage stamp, Squares or rectangles

STITCHING

Embroidered, Cross stitched, Sewn on binding, No sewn-on binding, Pieced binding

#95-9
1960s, Cape Breton, Blocks, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Machine Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-12 1960s, Cape Breton, Blocks, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Machine Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-12

#95-9

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#95-55
1910s, Cape Breton, Inheritance, Crazy, Glazed Cotton, Chintz, Silk, Velvet, Embroidered, Straight Set, Without Sash, Turned Together, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-12 1910s, Cape Breton, Inheritance, Crazy, Glazed Cotton, Chintz, Silk, Velvet, Embroidered, Straight Set, Without Sash, Turned Together, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-12

#95-55

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#95-76
1960s, Cape Breton, Wedding, Grandmother's Fan, Cotton, Straight Set, With Sash, Back Turned Front, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-12 1960s, Cape Breton, Wedding, Grandmother's Fan, Cotton, Straight Set, With Sash, Back Turned Front, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-12

#95-76

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#95-163
Unknown Date, Cape Breton, Utility, Irish chain, Cotton, Straight Set, Alternating Set, Without Sash, Home-cut Straight Binding, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-11 Unknown Date, Cape Breton, Utility, Irish chain, Cotton, Straight Set, Alternating Set, Without Sash, Home-cut Straight Binding, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-11

#95-163

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1910s, Cape Breton, Utility, Crown of Thorns, Cotton, Linen, With Sash, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine, Heirloom Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-10 1910s, Cape Breton, Utility, Crown of Thorns, Cotton, Linen, With Sash, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine, Heirloom Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-10

#96-357

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#96-524
1950s, Cape Breton, Wedding, Gift Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-07 1950s, Cape Breton, Wedding, Gift Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-07

#96-524

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#96-550
1940s, Cape Breton, Utility, Rocky Glen, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-05 1940s, Cape Breton, Utility, Rocky Glen, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-05

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#96-575
1930s, Cape Breton, Utility, Gift, Dresden plate, Cotton, Alternating Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-04 1930s, Cape Breton, Utility, Gift, Dresden plate, Cotton, Alternating Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-04

#96-575

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#96-576
1960s, Cape Breton, Utility, Gift, Irish chain, Cotton, Straight Set, Back Turned Front, Machine Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-04 1960s, Cape Breton, Utility, Gift, Irish chain, Cotton, Straight Set, Back Turned Front, Machine Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-04

#96-576

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#96-577
1930s, Cape Breton, Utility, Gift, Pineapple, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-04 1930s, Cape Breton, Utility, Gift, Pineapple, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-04

#96-577

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#96-638
1940s, Cape Breton, Utility, Dresden plate, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine and hand sewn, Inheritance Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02 1940s, Cape Breton, Utility, Dresden plate, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine and hand sewn, Inheritance Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02

#96-638

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#96-639
1940s, Cape Breton, Utility, Dresden plate, Cotton, Glazed Cotton, Straight Set, With Sash, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine and hand sewn, Inheritance Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02 1940s, Cape Breton, Utility, Dresden plate, Cotton, Glazed Cotton, Straight Set, With Sash, Home-cut Straight Binding, Front Turned Back, Machine and hand sewn, Inheritance Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02

#96-639

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#96-641
1950s, Cape Breton, Utility, Butterflies, Cotton, Wool, Alternating Set, Without Sash, Front Turned Back, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02 1950s, Cape Breton, Utility, Butterflies, Cotton, Wool, Alternating Set, Without Sash, Front Turned Back, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02

#96-641

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#96-666
1960s, Cape Breton, Utility, Geometric, Applique, Cotton, Synthetic, Straight Set, Front Turned Back, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02 1960s, Cape Breton, Utility, Geometric, Applique, Cotton, Synthetic, Straight Set, Front Turned Back, Hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-08-02

#96-666

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#98-872
1960s, Cape Breton, Gift, Tulip, Applique, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-07-27 1960s, Cape Breton, Gift, Tulip, Applique, Cotton, Straight Set, Home-cut Straight Binding, Machine and hand sewn Christel LeBlanc 2022-07-27

#98-872

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#98-878
1960s, Cape Breton, Utility, Stripes, Corduroy, Velvet, Straight Set, Back Turned Front, Machine and hand sewn, Inheritance Christel LeBlanc 2022-07-27 1960s, Cape Breton, Utility, Stripes, Corduroy, Velvet, Straight Set, Back Turned Front, Machine and hand sewn, Inheritance Christel LeBlanc 2022-07-27

#98-878

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