QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-154

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 9033 P1

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

afcqltle le096

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:

Girasole

How wide is the quilt?

63 inches

How long is the quilt?

65 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1992

When was the quilt finished?

1993

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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 selected fabrics that were blue, red, green and tan to represent blue sky and the colors of the Italian flag, Also I wanted prints that were similar to marble patterns." How long have you been making quilts? "Since 1978." How did you learn to quilt? "Self taught plus classes." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Public recognition was nice, but since I have no public ambitions, it was a private reward. I felt I could win at a state level, especially a small state like Rhode Island. I rarely enter quilts in competiton." Has being a winner in the Lands' End contest made a difference in your life? Has it changed the way you look at your work as a quiltmaker? "It made a difference for a little while with local publicity that mistakenly got picked up by the AP wire with an article in a Maine paper that my parents happened to read one morning at breakfast. I can now refer to myself as 'award winning quilter' and now do things that appeal to me instead of considering the taste of judges."

Quilt top made by:

Timby, Deborah Bird

Where the quilt was made, city:

Newport

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; 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. 1994 Rhode Island 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(le096))

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