QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-112

Who documented this quilt?

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

tqs_0142

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

This quilt was reviewed and documented during the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association's Phase II of the Texas Quilt Search, 1986-1989. Karey Bresenhan served as quilt historian.

When was the form filled out?

1989-1990

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top; Other

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif; Designed the pattern

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Information about this art quilt comes in part from owners Linda and Paul Neeley. The quilt is displayed in a gallery in Atlanta, Georgia.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

#70 Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

#70

How wide is the quilt?

89 in.

How long is the quilt?

61 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1987

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

pieced borders surround pieced central block

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Painting

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

hand-painted fabrics

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

red

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline and channel quilting on pieces

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

This quilt contains hand-painted fabrics that give it a glow. Quiltmaker Pamela Studstill painted the fabrics, machine pieced the strips, then gave it to her mother Bettie Studstill to quilt. The entire quilt appears to be assorted blocks, strip pieced precisely and geometrically, with floating pieced strips apparently randomly flowing across the entire design, giving a lovely sense of upward movement.

Quilt top made by:

Studstill, Pamela

Quilted by:

Studstill, Bettie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pipe Creek

Where the quilt was made, county:

Bandera

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt is owned by Linda and Paul Neely and is in the Great American Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Exhibit; Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

in a commercial art gallery

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

hand painted fabrics

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

In Great American Gallery, Atlanta; “Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986,” 16th Annual International Quilt Festival, November, 1990, Houston, Texas.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search Archives

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

Bresenhan, Karoline Patterson and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes, Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, Vol. II, 1936-1986 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990), p. 186-187; see also pp. 146-147 for another quilt by Ms. Studstill.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Neely, Linda and Paul

Quilt owner's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Studstill, Pamela

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/27/1954

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

San Antonio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Texas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's educational background:

University of Texas at San Antonio, BFA

Quiltmaker's occupation:

quiltmaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Studstill, [unknown]

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Studstill, Bettie

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

Hannah, John

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

photographer and graphic artist

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Income; Pleasure

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

creative rewards, a sense of heritage

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Pam Studstill lives in a small town in Texas and collaborates with her mother on some quilts. Her works are in many corporate collections.

Who photographed this quilt?

Sharon Risedorph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale