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QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2785

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:

GA5

Alternate inventory control number:

GA005

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter-in-law

When was the form filled out?

11-16-1985; Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Junaluska, 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

Owner's name for quilt:

Eight Pointed Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Eight Pointed Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735B

How wide is the quilt?

59"

How long is the quilt?

75"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Fabrics disintegrating

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1932

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

1932

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5" x 12"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single blue cotton sashing with pink corner blocks; Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Seersucker

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Blue

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

31"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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)?

7/8"

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:

Natural

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: square fan; Set: squares

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing: Vertical seams; Knots on front and back

Quilt top made by:

Suttles, Betty

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Clyde

Where the quilt was made, county:

Haywood County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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:

Clyde

Quilt owner's county:

Haywood County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reynolds

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1892

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Madison County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1976

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Haywood County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

8

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Earnest, Martin, Roy, Robert, Bill, Ruth Victoria, Lucy Mae

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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Cite this Quilt

Suttles, Bett. Eight Pointed Star. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2785. Accessed: 03/29/24