QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1594
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:
2014
Quilt's title:
Rolling Star
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Quilt top made by:
Unknown
Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?
No information available.
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
72
Sizes, overall length:
74
Size of quilt blocks:
14 X 12.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Alternating with plain squares
Binding:
Back turned to front
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
2.5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Gold; Pink; Red; White; Yellow
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Rows
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
Unknow. Rolling 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=9-6-1594. Accessed: 04/26/24