Canadian Quilt
Designed for Linda Schieff
by The Village Quilters 2002.

	This quilt has as its center the Canadian Coat of Arms surrounded by all the provincial and territorial flowers of Canada followed by another border made up of blocks representing geographical locations, points of interest or activities pertaining to certain areas in Canada.
This block represents multiculturalism in Canada and is found throughout the quilt.

The totem pole is found along British Columbia's northern coastline, the emblem for a clan family or group.
The snowshoe represents the fur trade in Canada.
Wolfpack Pinetrees Crossed Canoes
These three blocks represent the Canadian wilderness along with the Bear's Paw which is shown in both brown and white. Canada is home to the Kodiak, the Grizzly, the Polar and the Black bear.
The square of flowers is for the Butchart Gardens near Victoria, B.C.
The Lion's Gate Bridge. Ocean Waves plus fish are for the fishing industry. Next we find our beautiful Canadian Rockies which take us into Alberta and Oil derricks. In Drumheller we have
the Dinosaur. Calgary has the annual stampede represented by the Cowboy hat. Moving on into the Canadian Prairies, we find Grain Elevators, Flying Geese, Wheat, the R.C.M.P training headquarters in Regina. In Steinbach, Manitoba we find the Dutch Windmill. The original was built in approx. 1778 by the great grandfather of this quilt's designer. We also find numerous pioneer museums represented by the Log Cabin. A favourite Canadian sport is Curling.
Sudbury,Ontario introduces us to mining. You will find this block repeated on the east. Next comes Toronto with its CN tower on Canada Day! Then off to see Niagara Falls. We put in a fence to keep you from falling into the water. Saturday in Canada means Hockey night.
A Greyhound bus for travel. Above the bus on the quilt and moving farther east geographically we have history played out on the Plains of Abraham. Quebec's Fleur de Lis. New Brunswick's Covered Bridge. Take Confederation Bridge across to P.E.I. and Anne of Green Gables. Representing the Atlantic Provinces, we have a
Lighthouse, ocean waves, fish a Mariner's Compass, mining and the offshore oil drilling.
Going back to the top of the quilt at the left, we will work our way across the northern territories beginning with the dogsled racing across the tundra. Next is the Igloo, the home of the Inuit in bygone years. A Sailboat, to represent the northern harbour in Churchill used for shipping grain during the summer months. The North Star, white Bear's Paw,
Northern Lights and the Snowball make up the rest of our Canadian story.