QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1497
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University
Date data was collected:
5/7/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1922
Quilt's title:
LeMoyne Star
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt top made by:
Brakefield, Lessie Cameron
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1971
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
59
Sizes, overall length:
76
Size of quilt blocks:
5
Sizes, sashing width:
1.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Back turned to front; Straight grain; Hand sewn
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
2.625 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Brakefield, Lessie Camero. LeMoyne Star. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1497. Accessed: 04/23/24