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Another Day In Paradise

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-169

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 9046 P1

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

afcqltle le110

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:

Another Day In Paradise

How wide is the quilt?

80 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

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

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker: How long have you been making quilts? "Since 1982." How did you learn to quilt? "Adult Education program at the Carlisle High School." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? "Personal goal."

Quilt top made by:

Buckley, Karen Kay

Where the quilt was made, city:

Carlisle

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Personal enjoyment

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 2nd 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(le110))

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

Cite this Quilt

Buckley, Karen Ka. Another Day In Paradise. 1976-1999. From American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=14-10-169. Accessed: 03/28/24