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
Details
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