QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-276

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 8965 P1

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

afcqltle le013

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:

Arabesque

How wide is the quilt?

60 inches

How long is the quilt?

50 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

October, 1991

When was the quilt finished?

December, 1991

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend; 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: This quilt is an original design. How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "For years, people have been giving their scrap fabrics to me. I've been using the scraps to make quilts (the smaller the better!). This quilt was made from colorful scrap fabrics and purchased black material." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I started making 'patchwork blankets' in about 1970. I made all my own clothes then and used the resulting scraps to make 'crazy' type quilts (tied, not quilted). I joined a group of quilters in about 1991 and learned the actual quilting stitch. (Previous to learning this I was using the laborious 'punching' technique to quilt.)" What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Having worked out a template-free design that produced spiraling blocks, with scrap fabric, I wanted to see how the design would be viewed by judges. Otherwise, I don't bother with 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 have won the state prize for the first Lands' End quilt contest. THREADS magazine subsequently published an article I wrote about my construction techniques in issue #51 (March '94). I continue to do a lot of patchwork, but my medium is now felted wool (made from recycled sweaters) and had 2 more THREADS articles #61 and #73 published. I now make quilts from felted-wool scraps!"

Quilt top made by:

Inverso, Therese

Where the quilt was made, city:

Camden

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

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. 1992 New Jersey 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(le013))

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