Residence, 202 Augusta Street

#98 Texas Star

Quilter Jessie Blackwell.

Sponsor Jimmy and Sandra Powell’

The Powell's Texas Star was quilted by Mrs. Powell’s aunt, Jessie Blackwell. Miss Jessie never married but worked as a seamstress in the Jantzen mill in Westminster. Miss Blackwell’s quilt is machine sewn; a true rag quilt made of scraps of material she had around the house. She was an active hand quilter in her early years, but began machine quilting later.Miss Jessie died in 1994

Texas Star is one of many names for this most popular and simple pattern. Variations of this pattern have been published under such names as Ohio Star, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, Eastern Star, Four‐X Star and Star of Hope.

The Powell’s house was built by the Cross family in 1909.