QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-178
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Who documented this quilt?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:
A195
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
11-16-2003
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Quilt owner is great-granddaughter of the quilt maker.
Interviewer:
Deanna Peterson
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Milwaukee Art Museum
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Texas Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lone Star
How wide is the quilt?
78 in.
How long is the quilt?
78 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Repairs:
Patched with new fabrics
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
"My mother got the quilt in the eighties. It was in need of repair. She removed some of the polyester fabric that had been used to make the star square. It had been attached by sewing machine, My mother insisted that it was started by hand and will be finished by hand.The finished top as seen today has been repaired by my mother. Also the addition of white fabric cotton inserts." "My brother my daughter, my grandson have vowed to finish it the way my mother wanted, right to the point of the sheet blankets she has saved for the batting,"
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1906
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Diamonds
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Quilt top made by:
Burns, Sara Harrison
Where the quilt was made, city:
Burns Knob
Where the quilt was made, state:
Arkansas (AR)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt was passed down to owner by her mother,
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
"The quilt has been around several family members over the years. My mother got it in the early eighties"
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Privately published booklet of copies of photographs and a few letters, entitled Burns Family. Stored with documentation papers.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Harrison
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c.1820
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's city:
Burns Knob
Quiltmaker's state:
Arkansas (AR)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
6
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Cite this Quilt
Burns, Sara Harriso. Texas Star. 1901-1929. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-178. Accessed: 03/28/24