QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-150

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 9030 P1

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

afcqltle le093

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:

Flower Basket / Big Basket Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Big Basket Design

How wide is the quilt?

104 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1990

When was the quilt finished?

1991

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

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: Where did you learn the pattern? "Quilt World Omnibook (Spring 1982)." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "A friend gave me scraps from a clothing industry. Others I collected mostly from garage sales. I changed the patterns to fit my scraps. Then embellished the machine applique with rayon and gold metallic thread. I enlarged or shrank many old quilting designs to fit desired areas." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I made my first quilt at age 15. So, down through 42 years I've made 29 quilts and am working on two more at this time. It becomes an incurable disease. Always one more pattern. A picture of my Great-Grandmother taken on May 15, 1913 at a 'quilting bee' fascinated me so I always watched others, read books, and practiced. My favorite is a Crazy Quilt. With freedom to try old stitches, photo and crayon transfers, Brazilian embroidery and then bring it all into an organized pattern of beauty." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Encouraged by friends, I sent in a picture. I had entered it in County and State contest and it won. The money certainly would have been nice, but I felt highly honored to have it hang among so many beautiful quilts." 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? "Yes and No -- I still make quilts that I feel inspired to make. I really don't like to work under rules of how it must be constructed. Yes -- in that I've been interviewed by newspapers and asked to show my quilts. Even at a designers class at Houston Community College. It has raised my feeling of self worth and the value of my hobby."

Quilt top made by:

Alltizer, Leona

Where the quilt was made, city:

Tulsa

Where the quilt was made, state:

Oklahoma (OK)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

to recycle materials

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 Oklahoma 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(le093))

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