Block 212

 Block 212

Panel 1, Row 2, Column 2

My butterfly represents maturity just as our own country is now mature. It has moved through stages as
does the life cycle of the butterfly. The colours represent the various cultures working together to
make a strong and beautiful country, just as each colour blends with the next to make a beautiful
butterfly.

Mon papillon symbolise la venue a la maturite, semblable en cela a la maturite actuelle de notre pays.
Celui-ci est passe a trovers les differentes etapes de la vie a I'image du cycle de vie d'un papillon. Les
couleurs representent les clivers groupes culturels travaillant ensemble pour construire un pays fort et
magnifique, et elles s'harmonisent pour creer un beau papillon.

Paulette Eccleston, Kamloops, British Columbia

Block 190

 Block 190

Panel 3, Row 3, Column 4

"What Canada Means to Me”

I have chosen a Log Cabin block. The reason I live in Canada was to start a new life with my husband.
Although I was born and raised just across the border in St. Clair, Michigan, I immigrated to Canada when we were married. He was born in Sarnia. The Log Cabin symbolized hearth and home to the early
pioneers that made their way west to start a new life. Also, Quilting came into my life in greater detail
shortly after I moved to Sarnia in 1975 when I enrolled in a class. After that I was hooked on quilting.

«C'est  le Canada pour moi»

J'ai choisi un motif de cabane en bois rond pour realiser ma piece. Je suis venue vivre au Canada pour
commencer une nouvelle vie avec mon mari. Meme si je suis nee et si j'ai grandi tout pres d'ici, a St. Clair au Michigan, j'ai immigre au Canada quand je me suis mariee. Mon mari est ne a Sarnia. La cabane en rondins symbolisait l'atre et le refuge pour les premiers colons qui emigrerent vers l'ouest pour refaire leur vie. De plus, j'ai appris veritablement l'art de la courtepointe en 1975 apres avoir demenage a Sarnia et m'etre inscrite a un cours. J'ai eu la piqure. 

Wanda Philbin

Note: This block was originally accidentally attributed to Eunice Ewart.

Updates Coming

 Hello!

Thanks to the Sarnia Quilt Guild and Linda F who is encouraging me to update this this blog...

Physical fatigue and recovery is a constant challenge for me, so I thank all for understanding.  

I realized at Quilt Canada that there was no easy way to look up blocks by names or anything other that the block name...  I will be correcting that one block at a time.  Please feel free to contact me as I do this to help with any errors I will be invariably unaware of...

Meanwhile here is some pics from Quilt Canada in Toronto I took in June. Many thanks to the engineers of the convention center who took my precautions seriously and helped to hang this quilt safely.

At the lecture and after, I was thrilled to meet some of the block designers!  Many of you sent me your contact information, but my phone was taken during take down on Saturday.  I have since gotten it back, but the data had already been deleted by then.  

This lady pointed out her butterfly block in the lecture and at the quilt.  

Block 212 by Paulette Eccleston.  Thank so much for the wonderful chat!

This lovely lady couldn't remember her block and this is one of the contacts I lost.

She made one of the maple leaf blocks of which we received many!

This lovely quilt is now in my possession as Deborrah and I will continue to try and find it a permanent home and I would be willing to display it if possible.  Please contact me through this blog if you are interested...

Keep tuned for updates and corrections!

Hugs!

Cindy

Come see this Quilt in person!

The Canadian Quilters Association/ Association Courtepointe Canadienne

is hosting Quilt Canada in Toronto this year from June 19-21.
Come join us at the International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga 

This quilt will be hanging in the Quilt show hall during that time.
I will try to upload some newer pictures for your enjoyment. 

Deborah Sherman will presenting a lecture about this quilt on Thursday, June 19 at 10 am.

 Deborrah Sherman was the publisher/editor/entire staff of Canada Quilts Magazine from July of 1990 until 1997.  Between 1990 and 1992, the magazine, in collaboration with the National Capital Commission, organized the creation of The Quilt for Canada to celebrate the nation’s 125th anniversary. Canadian quilters and non-quilters contributed 464 blocks on the theme What Canada means to me, which were then bordered in a traditional Attic Windows setting and assembled into nine sections. Each section was sent to a different part of the country where quilt groups and guilds held public quilting bees. In the end, more than 3,000 Canadians had a hand in making The Quilt for Canada—A View Through Canada’s Windows, which was unveiled in Canada House as part of the 125 Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa. It then traveled to quilt shows, needlework festivals, and even department store displays across the country until 1994. 

Although it has had a few public outings since, the 15′ x 17′ quilt lives in a cedar chest, and a home needs to be found for it. Let us know if you know of an organization would like to have this quilt.

Blocks 444-465

 We are getting SO close to Quilt Canada in Toronto!!!!

I hope some of you will come to see this gorgeous quilt in person from June 19-21 in Toronto.
Deborah Sherman will presenting a lecture about this quilt on Thursday, June 19 at 10 am.

6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON at the International Centre

I have tried to ensure that I am posting the actual information provided in 1990-1992.
These last blocks have no individual photos, but I love some of the descriptions....

Makes me imagine what they may look like. Only a few days until we find out!

Blocks 435-443

 We are getting SO close to Quilt Canada in Toronto!!!!

I hope some of you will come to see this gorgeous quilt in person from June 19-21 in Toronto.
Deborah Sherman will presenting a lecture about this quilt on Thursday, June 19 at 10 am.

6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON at the International Centre

I will be posting twice a week until then!

These beautiful blocks are also all from Quebec!

 Please keep in mind that all this work was done by people.  People who sometimes make mistakes.

I have tried to ensure that I am posting the actual information provided in 1990-1992.
The colours may not be perfect, nor the photo quality.

Blocks 426-434

 We are getting SO close to Quilt Canada in Toronto!!!!

I hope some of you will come to see this gorgeous quilt in person from June 19-21 in Toronto.
Deborah Sherman will presenting a lecture about this quilt on Thursday, June 19 at 10 am.

6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON at the International Centre

I will be posting twice a week until then!

Another grouping from Quebec.

 Please keep in mind that all this work was done by people.  People who sometimes make mistakes.

I have tried to ensure that I am posting the actual information provided in 1990-1992.
The colours may not be perfect, nor the photo quality.