QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-200

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 9058 P1

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

afcqltle le139

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:

Mississippi

How wide is the quilt?

52 inches

How long is the quilt?

72 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

Spring, 1995

When was the quilt finished?

May, 1995

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:

Painting

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? "My mother taught me how to put the squares together. Each of my students designed his/her own square." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I chose the red, white and blue because we were making a MS quilt." "The quilt started with a story in my classroom. We used quilt designs in math. The students wanted to make a real quilt, so each chose a symbol of MS, drew it, transferred design to cotton square, painted, quilted…" It took "only a few weeks to make this quilt. Students had never quilted." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Decided to enter since the quilt was already made (one never knows)." 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? "Yes, the students were very proud."

Quilt top made by:

Smith, Annette (4th grade class)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Starkville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oktibbeha

Where the quilt was made, state:

Mississippi (MS)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

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(le139))

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