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The pieced cornerstones create multiple patterns for this Starry Pinwheel quilt.
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Cultural Objects, Quilts

Sand Hills Star Quilt

People
Maker/Creator: Ila Turman Hylton
Associated Person: Virginia Hylton Alderman
Date
Unknown
Places
Willis (Burks Fork District)
Material/Medium

Cotton

Specifications
  • Length: 88 inches
  • Width: 74 inches
Description

This quilt is a sophisticated contrast between light and dark. It has twenty blocks of pieced stars centered with four squares. These are surrounded by diamonds whose alternating dark and light prints create a three-dimensional effect. The blocks are set off by orange print sashing and uncommon pieced cornerstones. The cornerstones also alternate light and  dark prints which create movement. The original back and binding appear to have been replaced and the quilt is hand-quilted with an average of seven stitches per inch in a fan pattern.

Keywords
Pieced quilt, patchwork quilt, scrap quilt
Bio Sketch

Ila E. Turman (1896-1987) was married to Jabe Maston “Dock” Hylton.  Their daughter Virginia Adaline Hylton Bond Alderman was also a noted quilter and may have replaced the worn bottom layer of her mother’s quilt .