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 9028 P1

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

afcqltle le091

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:

North Dakota from 20,000 Feet

How wide is the quilt?

80 inches

How long is the quilt?

85 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1986

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend; Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

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: How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "The materials were chosen based on their color and texture rather than on a fiber type -- I used many different fibers, not just cotton. The colors and textures were to suggest Red River Valley farm land at harvest time." How long have you been making quilts? "35 years." How did you learn to quilt? "Self-taught." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Only occasionally. My daughter saw the contest theme and encouraged me to have this quilt entered." 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 was surprised and happy to have won for North Dakota because it is a state with a strong quilting history and many, many excellent contemporary quilters, but it hasn't made a difference in my life or my quilt making. My neighbors thought of me as a celbrity for a short while."

Quilt top made by:

Zocher, Judie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grand Forks

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Dakota (ND)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative

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 North Dakota 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(le091))

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