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 9090 P1

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

afcqltle le153

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:

Drunkard's Circle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Drunkard's Path

How wide is the quilt?

102 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1995

When was the quilt finished?

1996

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

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? "It can be found in many quilt books. I don't remember specifically where I first saw it." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "It is a so-called 'scrap' quilt using many different print fabrics, which I had in my collection (or 'stash' as we quilters call it)." How long have you been making quilts? "For about 6 years." How did you learn to quilt? "Partly through reading and partly from other quilters." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "It was on impulse. This was the first quilt I'd ever entered in a competition." 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? "Not really, I quilt because I love it."

Quilt top made by:

Encarnacion, Patricia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Reno

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nevada (NV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 Nevada 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(le153))

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