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 8936 P1

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

afcqltle le022

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:

When the Bear Visited Ann's Flower Garden / The Bear Went Over the Mountains on a Wild Goose Chase

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bear Paw, Delectable Mountains, Goose Tracks, Flying Geese

How wide is the quilt?

61 inches

How long is the quilt?

61 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1989

When was the quilt finished?

1992

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Reverse Applique; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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

The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker: If your quilt is based on a traditional pattern or an earlier quilt, what is the name of the pattern? Where did you learn the pattern? "My original concept, to link traditional blocks to create the story line." Other techniques used include: "Reverse applique for the title around the center block." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I chose fabric I felt was appropriate, that it, expressive of the spirit of what was being represented, for example, ultrasuede for the bear, the print for the goose." The quilt commemorates the quiltmaker's divorce: "the bear represents my ex-husband." Also represented in the quilt is "Alaskan wildlife -- the large, white triangles are hand quilted with a flock of snow geese. The pattern is from tracing around an Eskimo carved ivory pin of a snow goose." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "Since 1969 when I lived in Barrow, AK. I began sewing doll clothes at age 4, but to make a quilt for my baby daughter, I bought the book '101 Quilt Patterns' by Ruby McKenna." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Yes. All of the above; my Aunt Mary had clipped the entry form and sent it to me. I didn't want to disappoint her. I appreciated her faith in my quilting." 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 reinforced my determination to continue striving to improve my quilting and to enter more competitions on the national level."

Quilt top made by:

Schell, Ann-Lillian

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; Commemorative; Art or personal expression

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. 1992 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(le022))

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