QUILT INDEX RECORD
14-10-180
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 9071 P1
Alternate inventory number for this quilt. This might be a museum accession number.
afcqltle le120
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:
Nebraska Sunflower
How wide is the quilt?
84 inches
How long is the quilt?
106 inches
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
May 15, 1994
When was the quilt finished?
September, 1994
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing; Other Piecing
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: This quilt is an original design. Other techniques used include: "3-D flower petals, hand marbled fabrics, hand dyed fabrics." How long have you been making quilts? "14yrs." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Friends brought the contest to my attention. Yes, I enter 3-4 major competitions yearly."
Quilt top made by:
Styring, Patricia
Where the quilt was made, city:
St. Augustine
Where the quilt was made, state:
Florida (FL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry; Art or personal expression; Personal enjoyment
Contests entered:
This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 Florida 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(le120))
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
Styring, Patrici. Nebraska Sunflower. September, 1994. 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=14-10-180. Accessed: 04/18/24