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38-36-4484

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

SVA160031

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

04-16-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Sierra Vista

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

LeMoyne Star

3. Quilt Width:

84 inches

3. Quilt Length:

94.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Rust

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fold marks or creases; Stains

Other damage to quilt:

Damage repaired with patch. Did not state whether new or period fabric.

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1850 - 1860

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Lemoyne Star

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Lemoyne Star

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

8.75 x 9.25 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1

20. Sashing width:

2.25 inches plain sashing.

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

3.5 inch wide plain pieced border all around with same fabric as quilt.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Print

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Paper remains:

no

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Hand sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Beige

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

6

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

7

Distance between quilting lines:

.5 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

All-over-design

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

None

Other quilting designs used:

Parallel lines were used to quilt in sashing/border.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Beige or Tan

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

32.5 x 95 inches; 32.5 x 95 inches; 32.5 x 95 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

This quilt was not commercially manufactured. This quilt was not made for a community outreach project.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

King, Dorothy Frances Howard

Quilt Owner's City:

Sierra Vista

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

In 1990 took over family quilt collection.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Mention in articles and pictures of 1950's shows.

This quilt was made as a gift to Bert Wilburn Howard (1884 - 1942) on his 21st birthday.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Howard, Flora Ellen Summers

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Howard and Summers Women of Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky.

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1851

Death date:

1921

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

European American

Educational Background:

Elementary Grades

Unique characteristics of the Group:

Mother of B. W. Howard, her mother, and her aunts, her mother-in-law's relatives.

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Winchester, Scott County

Quilt maker's birth state:

Illinois

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Summers

5. Father's name:

Summers, Sr., John William

Father's birthplace:

Tennessee

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

European American

Mother's name:

Peak, Sarah Ann

Mother's birthplace:

Illinois

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

European American

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

European American

Number of children:

9

Number of female children:

2

Number of male children:

7

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Under 10 years of age

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Family

Location of group:

Various

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Cotton, Cloth, all patterns.

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

Family histories.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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Cite this Quilt

Howard, Flora Ellen Summer. LeMoyne Star. 1876-1900. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-4484. Accessed: 03/29/24