QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-197

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 9055 P1

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

afcqltle le136

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:

Friends Will Be Friends

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

60 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

January, 1995

When was the quilt finished?

March, 1995

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

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: 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? "Students of Alpine Elementary drew a picture of themselves and a friend in an activity and then quilted their blocks (12 x 12). Blocks sewn together for wall hanging at their school." "This was an art activity I had the students complete while I was student teaching. Each student selected the picture they wanted to draw." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "White cotton 12 inch squares were used so each student could have their own block to design." "Black History Project -- Border of quilt plaid because of influence of Harriet Powers." Quilt was about "Students relating their feelings about their friends and the activities they enjoy together." It was the "1st one for these students." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? "I was proud of my student's work."

Quilt top made by:

Alpine Elementary (3rd and 4th grade) / Van Horn, Susannah

Where the quilt was made, city:

Columbus

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative; Art or personal expression

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(le136))

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