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Nebraska Sunflower

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-180

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 9071 P1

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

afcqltle le120

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:

Nebraska Sunflower

How wide is the quilt?

84 inches

How long is the quilt?

106 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

May 15, 1994

When was the quilt finished?

September, 1994

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Other Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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: This quilt is an original design. Other techniques used include: "3-D flower petals, hand marbled fabrics, hand dyed fabrics." How long have you been making quilts? "14yrs." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Friends brought the contest to my attention. Yes, I enter 3-4 major competitions yearly."

Quilt top made by:

Styring, Patricia

Where the quilt was made, city:

St. Augustine

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

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

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 Florida 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(le120))

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

Cite this Quilt

Styring, Patrici. Nebraska Sunflower. September, 1994. From American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=14-10-180. Accessed: 03/28/24