QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1483
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:
1909
Quilt's title:
LeMoyne Star in Streak of Lightning
Quilt owner's city:
Claiborne Parish
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt top made by:
Meadors, Many Ann Traylor
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
88
Sizes, overall length:
94
Size of quilt blocks:
6.5
Sizes, sashing width:
3
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Straight grain; Hand sewn
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
4 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Shells
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The owner stated that "these quilts were given to my parents when they married on Oct. 5, 1906 in New London, Missouri. They were made by my Grandmother and three of her sisters."
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1850
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Meadors, Many Ann Traylo. LeMoyne Star in Streak of Lightning. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1483. Accessed: 03/28/24