QUILT INDEX RECORD
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