QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-167

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 9045 P1

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

afcqltle le109

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:

Sunset Over Rainbow Bridge

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunflower

How wide is the quilt?

84 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

January, 1994

When was the quilt finished?

January, 1995

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

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? "I drafted the block from a picture of an old block." How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I began quilting in 1986. I'm mostly self-taught. I own lots of books for reference. I've also taken classes." 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? "Winning the $10,000 prize has changed the way others view my quiltmaking. It's validation of the value of the quilt that everyone can relate to. The quilt was subsequently purchased by Lands' End for their corporate art collection."

Quilt top made by:

Goff, Candy

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lolo

Where the quilt was made, state:

Montana (MT)

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:

Bedding, daily use

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 1st Place National 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(le109))

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