QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-465

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

BB45

Alternate inventory control number:

BB045

Person filling out this form is:

Nephew of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

01-04-1986; Lester Building, Raeford, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Star Flower variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3889

How wide is the quilt?

69.5"

How long is the quilt?

91.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1959

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1959

Who estimated the quilt's date?

MKB

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Machine sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4.25" x 3" blue blend border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other blends

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Vertical seams

Width of pieces on the back:

34"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt was made in 1959, same year as owner's birth

Quilt top made by:

Hewitt, Maggie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Great Bridge

Where the quilt was made, county:

Chesapeake County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Probably made to be given to owner at marriage

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Given to father to give to owner

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Mixed sources

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Sewing scraps

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Raeford

Quilt owner's county:

Hoke County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Bettie, Carteret County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Hewitt, CC

Number of children:

Many

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with family members; Salter name came from occupation of selling salt. Bettie NC is in straits on coast of NC.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mena, Michael

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History