QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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 9089 P1

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

afcqltle le152

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:

Windmills in My Mind

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flying Geese

How wide is the quilt?

60 inches

How long is the quilt?

60 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

February, 1993

When was the quilt finished?

October, 1993

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

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? "The quilt is based loosely on the Flying Geese design but the quilt is not traditional." She "saw the block pattern in a book on quilting." Other techniques used include: "Confetti applique." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "They were materials I had in my fabric collection." How long have you been making quilts? "24 years." How did you learn to quilt? "Self taught in the beginning, then I started taking classes at quilt conferences." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "I enter for personal satisfaction, it would be nice to win big prize money. I enter many quilt competitions." 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? "It is nice to know that others appreciate my work. I make quilts for my own personal satisfaction but it is nice to share them."

Quilt top made by:

Burge, Shelly

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lincoln

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nebraska (NE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

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 Nebraska 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(le152))

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