QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-145

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 9025 P1

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

afcqltle le088

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:

Tanzania Reverie

How wide is the quilt?

52 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

January, 1991

When was the quilt finished?

August, 1993

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend; Cotton; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

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: How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I searched for months to find fabrics which would help to suggest the colors and textures of the scenes represented. Certain fabrics, such as for the rhinos and giraffes, were good backgrounds for painting the actual animals' characteristics onto the fabric. Upholstery fabrics are also wonderful for the colors and textures. I find good fabric pieces in clothing at thrift stores as well." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I made my first quilt in 1977. I taught myself the basics from books and have been developing my own techniques in the last 8 years." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "I try to enter two quilts per year into National/International competitions. It gives me great satisfaction and confidence to be juried into these major exhibits." 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 was the first time my work has won any prize recognition and to see my work published in the Lands' End address book is a thrill. It reinforces for me and for all quilters that our work has value beyond the established notion of quilts as bed coverings. Other people give more recognition and value to my work as well."

Quilt top made by:

Gould, Patricia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Santa Barbara

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative; Art or personal expression

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. 1994 New Mexico 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(le088))

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