QUILT INDEX RECORD

14-10-213

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 9088 P1

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

afcqltle le151

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:

Go to Sleep, Little Pumpkin / Grandma Dottie's Lullaby

How wide is the quilt?

44 inches

How long is the quilt?

31.5 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

October, 1994

When was the quilt finished?

March, 1995

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

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?

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? "Crib quilt with appliqued and embroidered pictorial elements on 'watercolor' background and appliqued writing." Other techniques used include: "Color wash or water color style." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? Batting is 80% cotton, 20% polyester, "warm and natural." "My grandmother left me a box of 2inch cotton squares she had saved for a quilt. When I saw a colorwash quilt I knew what to do with the squares and began collecting cotton fabrics to make more squares. My son suggested a method using very light fusible facing to make sewing the squares together easy, fast and accurate. Threads were recommended by fabric shop owner." Commemorates her Grandmother. Also "in response to contest theme 'If My Quilt Could Talk.'" How long have you been making quilts? "This was the second quilt I made. I began in 1994." How did you learn to quilt? "Reading quilting books, taking a quiltmaking class at the fabric store and by trial and error." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "As soon as I read the theme of the contest, 'If My Quilt Could Talk,' I thought of Grandma's lullaby: My quilt could sing her lullaby to the baby it covered. I could immediately see the quilt in my mind. I was challenged to figure out how to realize the image. Also $10,000 is a good incentive." 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 gave me confidence that even though I'm a beginner I can make a successful quilt. As a painter (ex-painter) it has renewed my interest in image making. Placing little pieces of colored fabric in a design is very much like painting and I especially like the tactile quality of fabric. The pace of quilt making is soothing and has taught me that I have more patience than I realized."

Quilt top made by:

Laceky, Carolyn

Where the quilt was made, city:

Helena

Where the quilt was made, state:

Montana (MT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative; Art or personal expression; Memorial; Personal enjoyment

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Crib Quilt

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 Montana 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(le151))

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