QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1493
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:
1918
Quilt's title:
Crazy Star (Star of the East)
Quilt owner's city:
Antioch
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt top made by:
Moon, Mary Talley
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
Nov. 20, 1858
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
78
Sizes, overall length:
80
Size of quilt blocks:
14
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Straight grain; Hand sewn
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
1.5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
White; Pink; Red; Green
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
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
Moon, Mary Talle. Crazy Star (Star of the East). From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1493. Accessed: 04/26/24