QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1478

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

5/7/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1904

Quilt's title:

Virginia Star (Star Quilt)

Quilt owner's city:

Claiborne Parish

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Quilt top made by:

Wilhersan, Mrs. Balas

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1870

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Jan. 1960

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

77.5

Sizes, overall length:

79

Size of quilt blocks:

18 X 18

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Binding:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn; Straight grain

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

4 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

By the Piece

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1800

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

mother

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program