QUILT INDEX RECORD
14-10-196
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 9054 P1
Alternate inventory number for this quilt. This might be a museum accession number.
afcqltle le135
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:
Wild in the Garden
How wide is the quilt?
84 inches
How long is the quilt?
60 inches
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1976-1999
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Other synthetic; Cotton
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:
Embroidery
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: Other techniques used include: "3-D flowers." for "non-profit independent school" "Most of our classes make quilts each year to sell at an annual auction. If possible, the quilts follow the overall theme of the auction. The theme this particular year was 'Wild in the Garden.'" They have been making quilts at this school for "about 12 years." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Quiltmaking helps each class form strong community bonds. Parents, teachers, and children all work together -- learning more about one another, working together, teaching and learning and laughing." 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? "Our school was proud to receive recognition."
Quilt top made by:
Arbor Montessori School / Noonan, Jo
Where the quilt was made, city:
Decatur
Where the quilt was made, state:
Georgia (GA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry; Fundraising
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. 1996 Kids Quilt
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(le135))
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
Arbor Montessori School / Noonan, J. Wild in the Garden. 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=14-10-196. Accessed: 03/28/24