QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1578
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:
8/6/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1998
Quilt's title:
8 Point Star
Quilt owner's city:
Westlake
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Quilt top made by:
Guillory, Mrs. Wavelyn Sipe
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
30-Jun-06
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Nov. 4, 1986
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
70.5
Sizes, overall length:
83.75
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5 X 10.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Setting:
Alternating with plain squares
Binding:
Hand sewn; Straight grain
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
3 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Green; Pink; Red; White
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
By the Piece
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
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
Guillory, Mrs. Wavelyn Sip. 8 Point 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=9-6-1578. Accessed: 04/24/24