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26-22-3332

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:

50097

Source of the information on this quilt:

KATHERINE TETER THACKER, DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

LONE STAR

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

BROKEN STAR, STAR TYPE, STAR OF BETHLEHEM

Brackman # or other source & #:

115, p. 95

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

73.75

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Pink; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Sashing width:

3, No sashing

Describe the borders:

Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

0.75

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

TETER, HALLIE MAUDE

Where the quilt was made, city:

ARLINGTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

UPSHUR

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1970

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

LIKED PATTERN

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

AM QUILTS

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

SHOCK

Quiltmaker's birth date:

November 22, 1885

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

BOWER BRAXTON COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

November 2, 1968

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

SUPERVISOR SEWING ROOM

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

RAILROAD ENGINEER

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: SELF

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Place to quilt: LIVING ROO, Favorite pattern: LONE STAR, Type of frame: FLOOR FRAM, Type of sewing: CLOTHING

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth month: March, Husband's birth day: 15, Husband's birthplace: ARLINGTON WV UPSHUR COUNT, Husband's date of death: month: September, Husband's date of death: year: 1958, Husband's burialplace: BOWER WC ARLINGTON C, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: BOWER WV ARLINGTON CEMETE

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

Cite this Quilt

TETER, HALLIE MAUD. 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=26-22-3332. Accessed: 03/28/24