QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-559
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:
BC84
Alternate inventory control number:
BC084
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandson
When was the form filled out?
01-25-1986; St. Lukes United Methodist Church, Laurinburg, 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:
Star Flower variation
Brackman # or other source & #:
3423
How wide is the quilt?
67"
How long is the quilt?
76"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Red
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1920
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5" x 11.5"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the quilt setting:
Single green sashing; Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
3.5"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 5" green cotton border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Striped; Vertical seams
Width of pieces on the back:
33"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
3/4"
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:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans
Quilt top made by:
Seales, Lula
Quilted by:
Seales, Lula
Where the quilt was made, county:
Scotland County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was made by owner's grandmother and was given to him by his mother
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
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:
Scraps
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker with owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Laurinburg
Quilt owner's county:
Scotland County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Odom
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1890
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Hoke County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1968
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scottish
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Textile worker
Quiltmaker's county:
Scotland County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Odom, Pink
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Seales, William Travis Jr.
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
6
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, various places; Children: Marvin, Porter, JD, Elizabeth, Mae, Ollie
Who photographed this quilt?
Mena, Michael
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Seales, Lul. Star Flower variation. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-559. Accessed: 08/01/24