After a hefty dose of museums in Ottawa (all of which were great,) I chose just one to visit in Quebec City and it was the museum of the Ursuline nuns. I had read great things about it on Trip Advisor and the fact that it was about the residential school, as well as the convent interested me. The reviews were correct; a well laid out museum with great info including personal accounts of the girls who left their homes and families to attend the school. Also as so many of the women who first came across from Paris were great at embroidery, there are some beautiful examples of this on display too and you can have a go yourself! As I cast a few stitches (if that’s the right expression) I was reminded of sewing as a child at school, by which I mean the popular cross stitch of course and I seem to remember that for all my concentration and effort in finishing my piece at the age of about 8, that I had actually sewn my little square of material to my skirt! It also reminded me of teaching sewing to the children in my classes, which kids love, but which definitely tests the patience levels of both child and teacher!
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