QUILT
CultureCanadian
Dimensions256 x 218 cm (100 13/16 x 85 13/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.35.1
DescriptionA large white, double layered quilt with interlining. The hand-quilted top features squares of large, multicoloured, hand embroidered roses alternating with squares with hand embroidered green leaves inside a green circle with roses stitched in white thread at each corner. The outside boarder features white fabric with a floral pattern within the weave of the fabric as well as hand embroidered flowers in white thread. The reverse side is white fabric with a printed floral pattern in white. Narrative
This quilt was started and completed by Marjorie Hooper Dalziel (1941-2022) as a “COVID-19
project”. Dalziel learned to sew at a young age from her grandmother, Margaret
Stevenson Clark. Over the years her projects served both practical and creative
purposes including clothes for her children, quilts, and handmade gifts.
Marjorie's daughter shared that her mother hand-quilted every quilt on her lap. She never used a quilting frame, no matter the size. Marjorie used two wooden embroidery hoops to create the stretch and tension, working section by section until the entire quilt was completed.
