QUILT INDEX RECORD
14-10-197
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 9055 P1
Alternate inventory number for this quilt. This might be a museum accession number.
afcqltle le136
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:
Friends Will Be Friends
How wide is the quilt?
72 inches
How long is the quilt?
60 inches
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
January, 1995
When was the quilt finished?
March, 1995
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:
Other embellishment technique
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? "Students of Alpine Elementary drew a picture of themselves and a friend in an activity and then quilted their blocks (12 x 12). Blocks sewn together for wall hanging at their school." "This was an art activity I had the students complete while I was student teaching. Each student selected the picture they wanted to draw." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "White cotton 12 inch squares were used so each student could have their own block to design." "Black History Project -- Border of quilt plaid because of influence of Harriet Powers." Quilt was about "Students relating their feelings about their friends and the activities they enjoy together." It was the "1st one for these students." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? "I was proud of my student's work."
Quilt top made by:
Alpine Elementary (3rd and 4th grade) / Van Horn, Susannah
Where the quilt was made, city:
Columbus
Where the quilt was made, state:
Ohio (OH)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative; Art or personal expression
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 Kids Quilt
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(le136))
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
Alpine Elementary (3rd and 4th grade) / Van Horn, Susanna. Friends Will Be Friends. March, 1995. 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=14-10-197. Accessed: 04/20/24