QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-188

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 9048 P1

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

afcqltle le127

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:

Unnatural Freedom in My Structured Mind

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin

How wide is the quilt?

96 inches

How long is the quilt?

110 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

October, 1995

When was the quilt finished?

June, 1996

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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 learned this pattern along with two others in my first quilt class -- 'It's Okay to Sit on My Quilt,' based on book by the same title by Mary Ellen Hopkins." Other techniques used include: "Combination of silk ribbon, crewel embroidery and beading." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "The quilt was based on an appealing piece of fabric purchased in CA while vacationing there. The fabric was an ethnic piece which contained the elements and colors of New Mexico's high desert landscape." "Part of collaboration of local artists called 'Art Throbs' including: pottery, glass beads, acrylics, furniture for exhibit installation." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "The art of quilting is simply a patchwork of the thoughts and dreams of our ancestors which have been carried across all generations. Ten years ago, I began to access this creative ancestral gift through quilt making. As a fiber artist, I strive to find a balance between the traditional and the innovative. I am aware that my ancestors watch this continual process of presenting old ideas in new ways to the unresolved portions of my legacy. Perhaps they smile as the see me talking through my artwork. Just as in the layers of the quilts, so are there many layers of our creative selves. Being a winner in the Lands' End contest gave me the confidence to find yet another layer of expression in art quilting."

Quilt top made by:

Averett, Linda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Farmington

Where the quilt was made, county:

San Juan County

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Mexico (NM)

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:

Bedding, daily use; Artwork/wall hanging

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 Judges' Choice 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(le127))

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