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 9038 P1

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

afcqltle le101

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:

Kellye's Inspiration

How wide is the quilt?

45 inches

How long is the quilt?

45 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1989

When was the quilt finished?

March, 1994

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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: 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? "I used a variety of star patterns from different books, and drafted some to fit the size block I needed." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I bought some, and then filled in with fabrics I already had." "Originally started it to enter into a contest, but when the closure date came and went without it being completed, I then added more detail work and made it better than I would have had I had to hurry to finish it in time for this contest." How long have you been making quilts? "Since about 1982" How did you learn to quilt? "Self-taught." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? "I wanted to know how my quilt would do in a competition as I'd worked on in and off for 5 years." 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? "No - I make my quilts as if I'm going to enter a competition so that I will do my best."

Quilt top made by:

Clarine, Barbara

Where the quilt was made, city:

Provo and Pleasant Grove

Where the quilt was made, state:

Utah (UT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; 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 Utah 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(le101))

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