QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-559

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

BC84

Alternate inventory control number:

BC084

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandson

When was the form filled out?

01-25-1986; St. Lukes United Methodist Church, Laurinburg, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star Flower variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3423

How wide is the quilt?

67"

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5" x 11.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single green sashing; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

3.5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 5" green cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Striped; Vertical seams

Width of pieces on the back:

33"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Quilt top made by:

Seales, Lula

Quilted by:

Seales, Lula

Where the quilt was made, county:

Scotland County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was made by owner's grandmother and was given to him by his mother

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Scraps

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of quiltmaker with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Laurinburg

Quilt owner's county:

Scotland County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Odom

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Hoke County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1968

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Textile worker

Quiltmaker's county:

Scotland County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Odom, Pink

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Seales, William Travis Jr.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

6

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, various places; Children: Marvin, Porter, JD, Elizabeth, Mae, Ollie

Who photographed this quilt?

Mena, Michael

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History