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QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-206

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 9081 P1

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

afcqltle le144

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:

Storm in the Fisheries / Storm at Sea

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Storm at Sea

How wide is the quilt?

60 inches

How long is the quilt?

108 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1994

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting; Photography/ photo transfer; 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: Where did you learn the pattern? "Self taught" How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "A bolt of cotton muslin was transformed by various methods - was best suited for the applications." How long have you been making quilts? "17 years" How did you learn to quilt? "Self -- courses at Haystack School of Crafts." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? "Public awareness of issues as a politically motivated work." 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? "No. It was nice though."

Quilt top made by:

Chase, Lori

Where the quilt was made, city:

Deer Isle

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maine (ME)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

social/political motivation

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 Maine 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(le144))

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

Chase, Lor. Storm in the Fisheries / Storm at Sea. 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=14-10-206. Accessed: 03/29/24