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 9001 P1

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

afcqltle le060

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:

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Royal Cross

How wide is the quilt?

90 inches

How long is the quilt?

104 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1985

When was the quilt finished?

1989

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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: Where did you learn the pattern? "It appears in a number if quilt reference books." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "The fabrics were chosen for color and value. The quilt also contains one fabric from the 1930's and one from late 1800's. The rest are c. 1970-1989." How long have you been making quilts? "Since 1976." How did you learn to quilt? "From a class at a local fabric store." 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? "I received some local publicity. Some much more rewarding things were precipitated by that quilt than the winning of the Lands' End contest. Winning or losing a contest has never changed the way I look at my work as a quiltmaker, quilting teacher, or as a person."

Quilt top made by:

Ziegler, Madge

Where the quilt was made, city:

Newark

Where the quilt was made, state:

Delaware (DE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Challenge or Contest entry

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1994 Delaware 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(le060))

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