QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Who documented this quilt?

Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress Documentation Number:

AFC 1997/011: Folder 8995 P1

Alternate inventory number for this quilt. This might be a museum accession number.

afcqltle le020

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Quiltmaker submitted information with quilt.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Water Meadow

How wide is the quilt?

41 inches

How long is the quilt?

61 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

December, 1988

When was the quilt finished?

May, 1990

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other synthetic; Silk; Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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

The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker: This quilt is an original design. How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I painted the background pieces of the applique blocks many years before with the idea of making an iris quilt. I then used any fabrics I had on hand which would be appropriate for the irises -- including silks and handpainted synthetics I had bought at an artisan's sale in Hawaii." "Actually, I thought of the name first, and then made the quilt to fit." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "20 years. I first started quilting when I lived in Tanana, Alaska -- a village of 500 people on the Yukon River. The only book on quilting in the community/school library was 'The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt.' I made 2 quilts with limited resources and then I moved to Fairbanks, joined the Cabin Fever Quilters Guild and took quiltmaking classes from Linelle McEntire and Mary Beth Smetzer." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "It was really a whim; I came across the application and happened to have a professional photo of my "Watermeadow" quilt. I enter local juried shows often, and state and national shows occasionally. I try to enter contests and shows to promote my personal growth as a quilter, but I spend most of my time making quilts for gifts -- weddings, births, housewarmings, birthdays." Has being a winner in the Land's End contest made a difference in your life? Has it changed the way you look at your work as a quilt maker? "It is nice to know that people outside of my own community appreciate my work. It has boosted my self-confidence, although I have not followed up with entries in other contests or shows."

Quilt top made by:

Dubbs, Kathleen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fairbanks

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alaska (AK)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Art or personal expression; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1994 Alaska State Winner

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/qlt:@FIELD(DOCID+@LIT(le020))

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

This quilt is part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress "Quilts and Quiltmaking in American: 1978-1996 exhibit. It was winner in the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Email: folklife@loc.gov