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QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3260

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

50027

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector

Interviewer:

MARGARET HUMBLE, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

LARGE STAR, LONE STAR

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005, p. 556

How wide is the quilt?

63.5

How long is the quilt?

73.75

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible, Repaired

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1927

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain; Novelty

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Calico

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Description of the back:

Muslin

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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, Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1.75

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1986

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Quilt owner's city:

CHARLESTON

Quilt owner's county:

KANAWHA

Quilt owner's state:

West Virginia (WV)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

Cite this Quilt

LARGE STAR, LONE STAR. 1930-1949. From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-3260. Accessed: 03/28/24