QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-189

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 9049 P1

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

afcqltle le128

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:

The Quilters

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

62 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

September, 1992

When was the quilt finished?

August, 1993

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

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:

Reverse Applique; Hand Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

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? "This shows myself (seated on the right floor) and my quilting bee "The Gourmet Quilters" enjoying a day of quilting." "This is a contemporary charm quilt (no fabric used twice) with 1428 different fabrics." "I wanted to do multiple faces and bodies." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I have been making quilts since 1976. I have taken classes from both regional and nationally known quilters." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "I enjoy entering competition. I feel it keeps me 'on my toes' to compete with other quilters. Also it presents a deadline which forces me to accomplish the quilt wihin that timeframe."

Quilt top made by:

Woodfield, Marlene Brown

Where the quilt was made, county:

La Porte County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

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:

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(le128))

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