QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1554
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:
6/29/2001
Interviewer:
Susan Roach
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
143
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
Double Star
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Reasons quilt was made:
Personal enjoyment
Quilt top made by:
Stallard Family
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Louisiville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Kentucky
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
71
Sizes, overall length:
84
Size of quilt blocks:
7.75
Sizes, sashing width:
2
Quilt type, applique:
Hand Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced, zigzag
Pieced quilt type:
Other
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Setting:
Alternating with plain squares
Binding:
Machine sewn; Straight grain
Brackman ID#:
3784, variation
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
Same Fabric, Single
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Beige or Tan; Brown; Green
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting, type of thread:
cotton
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1800
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
Stallard Famil. Double 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=9-6-1554. Accessed: 03/28/24