QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1576

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:

8/6/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1996

Quilt's title:

Star within a star

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

No information available.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

45

Sizes, overall length:

59.5

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5 X 6.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Binding:

Back turned to front; Unfinished/raw edge; Hand sewn

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

2.25 inches wide, Same Fabric, Single

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, colors:

Blue; Gray; Black

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Quilting, color of thread:

White

Quilting, design:

Other, In the ditch

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program