QUILT INDEX RECORD
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
Details
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