JOHN FISHER SCHOOL QUILT
A CANADIAN SIGNATURE QUILT
Version 6.02
22 September 2023
David March © 2023
DESCRIPTION OF THE QUILT
Owner: In private ownership. Title: John Fisher School Quilt.
Size: 60" by 78¼" (152cm by 172cm).
Pattern: Block, Signature
9 x 12 square blocks each 6¼"
Alternate signature blocks and maple leaves (with inset signatures)
Top: Machine stitched; plain white cotton fabric, with red embroidery.
Wadding: commercial cotton.
Backing: white cotton, pieced down the centre.
Finishing: Backing brought to the front and machine stitched; three corners mitred and one overlapped.
Quilting: Hand sewn in white cotton:
Hint: You can click any of these pictures to see an enlargement!
Other stitching:
Condition:
Top: Fair, faded, worn; Back: Fair, torn, stained; Edges: Good.
There is no label but stitching in the top right-hand corner of the quilt suggests there may originally have been a standard Canadian Red Cross label here.
The centre block reads:
John Fisher
School
40 Erskine Avenue
Toronto, Ont
Canada
There are approximately 1346 names although some may be repeated and several are unreadable through either fading or general wear and tear.